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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 4:25 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
arretium wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:I'm American! I have an excuse! We have public school! It sucks!
You DO live in Texas.... ;0)
Everything's bigger in Texas-including the Hispanic population :D

Hey ya'll watch this!

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:52 am
by ochotseat
arretium wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:I'm American! I have an excuse! We have public school! It sucks!
You DO live in Texas.... ;0)
Better Texas than a liberal gay bastion where economic growth is nonexistent and socialist. :)

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:54 am
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
Everything's bigger in Texas-including the Hispanic population :D

Hey ya'll watch this!
Not all of them are legal. :D

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 12:40 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
ochotseat wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
Everything's bigger in Texas-including the Hispanic population :D

Hey ya'll watch this!
Not all of them are legal. :D
Yeah, I was watching on Fox News, and this one guy somehow involved with that stuff says that many Hispanics are caught and allowed to continue through America-some are even caught committing crimes and let go. "Welcome to America, a criminal's paradise!"

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:01 pm
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
Yeah, I was watching on Fox News, and this one guy somehow involved with that stuff says that many Hispanics are caught and allowed to continue through America-some are even caught committing crimes and let go. "Welcome to America, a criminal's paradise!"
It's estimated that there may be over 20 million illegals in this country--- most of them being Mexican. :o

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:07 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
I think we should have kept Mexico and not given it back. Then, we'd have a much smaller border farther south, we wouldn't need passports to go to some of the nice beaches and resorts in Mexico, and the Mexicans wouldn't have to come here illegally.

Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:39 pm
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:I think we should have kept Mexico and not given it back. Then, we'd have a much smaller border farther south, we wouldn't need passports to go to some of the nice beaches and resorts in Mexico, and the Mexicans wouldn't have to come here illegally.
The only Mexico we had were our Southwestern states, not all of Mexico.
I'm sure most Americans would not want our country to annex Mexico since we'll be burdened with crime, taxes, and overpopulation if that were to occur. You may like Mexico, but some of us would prefer to stay away from it as well as other hostile third world countries, except for evangelizing of course.

Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:32 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
ochotseat wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:I think we should have kept Mexico and not given it back. Then, we'd have a much smaller border farther south, we wouldn't need passports to go to some of the nice beaches and resorts in Mexico, and the Mexicans wouldn't have to come here illegally.
The only Mexico we had were our Southwestern states, not all of Mexico.
I'm sure most Americans would not want our country to annex Mexico since we'll be burdened with crime, taxes, and overpopulation if that were to occur. You may like Mexico, but some of us would prefer to stay away from it as well as other hostile third world countries, except for evangelizing of course.
Ochotseat, America invaded all of Mexico when we went to war. We marched all the way to the capital I do believe. We took out Mexico, and gave it back basically. Overpopulation...hahah.

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 1:08 am
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
Ochotseat, America invaded all of Mexico when we went to war. We marched all the way to the capital I do believe. We took out Mexico, and gave it back basically. Overpopulation...hahah.
We occupied Mexico City, their capital, but we didn't capture all of Mexico. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and gave the USA undisputed control of Mexican territory in North America. In return, Mexico received compensation to help cover their cost of war.

The Minuteman Movement has helped bring the anti-illegal immigration campaign to the forefront. :)

Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 3:26 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
Definately off-topic.
The Minuteman Movement
What is this?

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 12:00 am
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Definately off-topic.
The Minuteman Movement
What is this?
It was on the news.

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:57 pm
by AttentionKMartShoppers
ochotseat wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Definately off-topic.
The Minuteman Movement
What is this?
It was on the news.
Thank you for that extensive definition.

Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 9:56 pm
by LittleShepherd
First off, you are required to give up money.
I think this quote explains the entire fallacy of this topic. In Christianity, you are not forced to give up money. Jesus tells us how much we <B>should</B> tithe, and tells us that we <B>should</B> feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and all that good stuff. At no point, however, does God force us at gunpoint to do such a thing. Nor does he implement any kind of institution to force you to do so either -- the church is only allowed to make known what you should do, not make you do it.

This is why Christianity and limited government are in no way contradictory. If you need a big government to force you to do what you should already <B>want</B> to do as a new creature in Christ, then the action kind of loses all meaning. You don't give willingly, which means you have a spiritual heart problem. And your giving isn't blessed by God, so never does as much good as gifts and offerings given with a willing heart.

A few social controls are necessary, which is why God allows government and tells us to "render unto Caesar what is Casesar's." They're only meant to keep us from doing wrong, though -- not to make us do what is right.

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:34 am
by ochotseat
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:
ochotseat wrote:
AttentionKMartShoppers wrote:Definately off-topic.
The Minuteman Movement
What is this?
It was on the news.
Thank you for that extensive definition.
I take it you don't watch the news?

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 8:08 am
by bizzt
LittleShepherd wrote:
First off, you are required to give up money.
I think this quote explains the entire fallacy of this topic. In Christianity, you are not forced to give up money. Jesus tells us how much we <B>should</B> tithe,
Hey LS

Where does Jesus tell us how much we should Tithe. What Scripture. Can you prove how much we should tithe?