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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:37 AM Original message |
CNN: Christian Companies are Okay! |
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plgoldsmith (35 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. FAR worse |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Hi plgoldsmith!! |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's a tricky situation |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. If the company grows to whatever size it has to for the |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
49. they claim that they don't... |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
3. When looking through the yellow pages |
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RoBear (781 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Some Christian computer repair company |
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Caoimhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. It provides good cover, doesn't it? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. "see, here's your problem" |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Yep. That Jesus fish might as well be a skull and crossbones to me. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Can somebody explain to me - what IS it with the two-handed |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
50. they're calling themselves praying |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:32 AM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Very unbiblical, IMHO. Prayer (according to Christ himself) is supposed |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Just saw the end of that piece |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
51. and that's where I have a problem |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. So, does someone get fired if they scream "Fuck!!!" after hitting their |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Probably not. |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's why I only frequent Christian Strip Clubs |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. Discriminate based on religion and they may end up in court. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. So a private business is now a harbinger of "theocracy" |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Tolerance!? So I can't feed my family in that community cause I don't believe |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. You can always work for another private company that |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yeah, great. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 01:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. True. But I really like the job I've had for 12 yrs. |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Amen! |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
44. but it's a privately-owned company... |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. It's illegal under certain federal and state employment laws to discriminate |
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MemphisTiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #47 |
60. It depends on how they do it, if they fire you because of |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. oh yeah.. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Exactly! The "just look elsewhere" |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:02 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. Even for business owners, there are rules |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Tolerance is a two way street. |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I think you're the one who needs the dictionary |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. It's a private business populated with Christians, |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. edit |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Yes, it does. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. So if bigots owned a PRIVATE BUSINESS |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Wow. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 12:47 AM Response to Reply #37 |
58. You don't think they are the same? |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Naturally, no one responding to this thread actually WATCHED the story! |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. I watched it |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. I think the OP meant that CNN was trying to prepare us for theocracy |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:47 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Yeah, hence "harbinger" |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #38 |
59. golly you sound so angry |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. That would be "connection". Hey, guys, we got another FREEPERISM!! |
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KingFlorez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You're right! |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I'm British, geniuses. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:51 AM Response to Reply #39 |
66. That explains your ignorance. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. More poor reading comprehension |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. And by the way... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
64. The nasty PM doesn't help my opinion, BTW. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:49 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Yeah, how dare I correct your incorrect correction |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 04:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. nevermind |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. CNN is far worse than |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 12:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. agree completely. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'd rather just watch FAUX - CNN sucks hard... |
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tinfoil tiaras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. At least Fox is funny |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'll be waiting for the puff piece about a "Muslim company" |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
42. Exactly. It's that kind of observation that spotlights the hypocrisy and propagandism. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Lol, I ask myself the same thing about this thread |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. If it's the internal activity of a private company, it's legal, and they don't |
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L A Woman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 08:31 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. The problem is this... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. the activities of private companies are often subject to regulation |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
62. If it's not legal, then the issue is the illegality, |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
48. Your tinfoil hat is on a little tight. |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-19-06 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
57. If I ever needed to employ anyone for anything |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-20-06 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
61. This is the biggest scam this side of the nigerian emails... |
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