God, the Creator and owner of all things is always capitalized.
These other 10,000 things you can use a lower case g.
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My two questions remain sidestepped by the atheists:
1. Can you prove you love your kids? If not you have no argument on the existence of God.
2. If I deny you employment because you're an atheist would you be low enough to invoke religious protections under the civil rights act?
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I once booted an atheist for espousing his views in the workplace. He had ZERO recourse. Employment at will baby!
Re:1. Yes, we as humans can both define "love" and set standards of behavior for it to shown to exist. It is so easy even a child could do it. On the other hand, no one has any evidence of the existence of supernatural beings, whether it be your particular imaginary god or someone else's trio of gods. the lack of such evidence dies not give the claim credibility. It does just the opposite - it makes the incredible claim incredible.
2. Anti-discrimination laws prohibit discrimination based on both belief and non-belief. Do you think a Roman Catholic could discriminate against a person because that person did not believe the Pope was infallible? Lutherans, Jews, Muslims, and Atheists all do not believe that the Pope is infallible. It matters not what they do believe. If you discriminate based on what they do not believe then it is a violation of Title VII. From the US EEOC website: "Title VII’s protections also extend to those who are discriminated against ... because they profess no religious beliefs."
People who believe in only one god are 99.999% just like people who don't believe in any god. The latter just don't believe in one more god than the former.
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1. You can't prove the emotion of love. There is no scientific expression or mathematical formula. Even a PET scan can't disclose love. The same areas of the brain that light-up in this emotion also light-up when a pedophile sees a child or when a child sees a puppy. Society can set a standard but it's anecdotal... lacks scientific proof. They can prove they take care of their kids, feed them, protect them, etc. But they can't prove the emotion exists or doesn't.
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2. I didn't fire this guy for being an atheist. I fired him because he refused to SHUT-UP. Also fired a gay because he wouldn't shut-up. Walking around my office constantly talking to other workers about atheism and homosexuality. When he came to work for me he read and signed an employment agreement. In fact he had an attorney review it first. In that agreement he knew and understood... no discussions on politics... no discussions on religion... no disclosure of salary. The clients sites where I sent him to work are not to be messed with. I don't care what he believes but he is not free to discuss these things in my work place or at a client site. It upsets others. It hurts productivity. It affects my bottom line. It causes my clients to take business elsewhere. I got that call from a client... and then he got his record of employment, severance pay, outstanding vacation pay and a kick out the door. Purely a violation of his employment agreement.
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1. You can't prove the emotion of love. There is no scientific expression or mathematical formula. Even a PET scan can't disclose love. The same areas of the brain that light-up in this emotion also light-up when a pedophile sees a child or when a child sees a puppy. Society can set a standard but it's anecdotal... lacks scientific proof. They can prove they take care of their kids, feed them, protect them, etc. But they can't prove the emotion exists or doesn't.
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2. I didn't fire this guy for being an atheist. I fired him because he refused to SHUT-UP. Also fired a gay because he wouldn't shut-up. Walking around my office constantly talking to other workers about atheism and homosexuality. When he came to work for me he read and signed an employment agreement. In fact he had an attorney review it first. In that agreement he knew and understood... no discussions on politics... no discussions on religion... no disclosure of salary. The clients sites where I sent him to work are not to be messed with. I don't care what he believes but he is not free to discuss these things in my work place or at a client site. It upsets others. It hurts productivity. It affects my bottom line. It causes my clients to take business elsewhere. I got that call from a client... and then he got his record of employment, severance pay, outstanding vacation pay and a kick out the door. Purely a violation of his employment agreement.
ABSOLUTELY.Just so we get it "straight", would you fire a Christian employee if he won't "shut up" talking about your god?
Actually it was 2003. That all you got? Still waiting for proof you love your kids. Apparently you don't.Wow-another pat, triumphant encounter with non-christian stereotypes. Was this before, or after, you humiliated the shopping line atheist who took offense when you "god-blessed" him after he sneezed?
My best friend growing-up was always a little light in the shoes. It was evident from when we were kids he was different. But he was the best person I've ever known. Self-actualized as a child... he had more compassions and love for this world than anyone I ever knew. He took a lot of crap but I was likely to come afterward and even things-up. After college he got married and had three sons. Then, one day he made the announcement. I wasn't shocked. He asked me "was it evident when we were kids?" I told him "yeah. Remember the time you came bopping into the classroom singing 'I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts?'" We had a good laugh. He brought "Ian" to my home for dinner quite frequently. About 5 years ago he developed esophageal cancer. He had multiple surgeries and was doing pretty well. Then last year he died. This is the person who I respected most in this world. He was my friend. To me he wasn't gay, he was just Gino. I think of him quite often. I ask why he had to die when so many bad people live, breathe and prosper. Life is definitely not fair.BTW - i agree that the workplace should not be a place for people to discuss their sexual preferences or their religious beliefs or non-beliefs. And there are some atheists who can be as preachy as theists, and some homosexuals who don't know the meaning of discretion. But I have to wonder based on BC1's depictions whether it was the content of what they said rather than that they said it that bothered him.
So come clean BC! - do you discriminate against Atheists, Muslims, and Amosites when it comes to hiring and firing? How about a person's sexual preference? Is that a factor in your hiring and firing decisions?
They dropped it because they found out it referred to the wrong "God." They have to re-write it or suffer the eternal flames of hell, but they are having trouble figuring out which of the 10,000+ gods is the right one.