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“Fox Nation’s” Jesse Watters may not mind having his readers regularly discuss assassinating President Obama and he has personally stalked a young, female blogger because she dared criticize Bill O’Reilly’s sexism, but when it comes to beer ads, he’s found religion. So long as he can exploit it for political gain, that is. Because he actually announced while co-hosting “Fox & Friends” this week, without challenge, that a Samuel Adams beer ad that referenced the Declaration of Independence without mentioning “endowed by their Creator” was a sign that “the terrorists have won” and that the Tea Party has been “targeted.”As co-host Clayton Morris explained, the “endowed by their Creator” phrase was omitted because the Beer Institute guidelines are to keep religion out of beer advertisements.
“It’s weird to think that the beer code ethics guideline, whatever bogus organization that is, has more authority than our Declaration of Independence. If the beer code comes calling and says, ‘Hey, by the way, you put God in your advertising, we’re not having it.’ Why don’t you pull out the Declaration of Independence and say ‘I got this document here, does this trump yours?’”
Humanity does learn from history,sadly, they're rarely the ones in power.
Life is too damned short for the concept of “guilty” pleasures to have any meaning.
It doesn't concern you, Sister, that kind of absolutist view of the universe? Right and wrong determined solely by a single all-knowing, all powerful being whose judgment cannot be questioned and in whose name the most horrendous acts can be sanctioned without appeal?
Being required by someone else’s religious beliefs to behave contrary to one’s sexual identity is degrading and disrespectful.
What I find really funny about the "endowed by their Creator" line is that it was written by Jefferson, who was a Deist.
Quote from: dpareja on July 08, 2013, 09:54:06 amWhat I find really funny about the "endowed by their Creator" line is that it was written by Jefferson, who was a Deist.The funniest part is, even reading it you can tell he's most certainly not referring to the god of any one religion. I mean, seriously, have you ever heard a religious person call their god "the Creator" or "our Creator"? It should be obvious, but nooooo.
Quote from: PosthumanHeresy on July 08, 2013, 10:00:37 amQuote from: dpareja on July 08, 2013, 09:54:06 amWhat I find really funny about the "endowed by their Creator" line is that it was written by Jefferson, who was a Deist.The funniest part is, even reading it you can tell he's most certainly not referring to the god of any one religion. I mean, seriously, have you ever heard a religious person call their god "the Creator" or "our Creator"? It should be obvious, but nooooo.By the Maker!
No matter what happens, no matter what my last words may end up being, I want everyone to claim that they were: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Aww, you guys rock. I feel the love... and the pitchforks and torches. Tingly!
The only connection between beer and God that I can think of is, "Oh, God, I'll never do thatthem again."
The only connection between beer and God that I can think of is, "Oh, God, I'll never do that again."
Quote from: Booker DeWitt on July 08, 2013, 01:54:49 pmQuote from: PosthumanHeresy on July 08, 2013, 10:00:37 amQuote from: dpareja on July 08, 2013, 09:54:06 amWhat I find really funny about the "endowed by their Creator" line is that it was written by Jefferson, who was a Deist.The funniest part is, even reading it you can tell he's most certainly not referring to the god of any one religion. I mean, seriously, have you ever heard a religious person call their god "the Creator" or "our Creator"? It should be obvious, but nooooo.By the Maker!Well, in Finland christian god is often referred to as the "creator" (Luoja.) Particularly in older prayers and some sayings.
Quote from: askold on July 08, 2013, 03:43:47 pmQuote from: Booker DeWitt on July 08, 2013, 01:54:49 pmQuote from: PosthumanHeresy on July 08, 2013, 10:00:37 amQuote from: dpareja on July 08, 2013, 09:54:06 amWhat I find really funny about the "endowed by their Creator" line is that it was written by Jefferson, who was a Deist.The funniest part is, even reading it you can tell he's most certainly not referring to the god of any one religion. I mean, seriously, have you ever heard a religious person call their god "the Creator" or "our Creator"? It should be obvious, but nooooo.By the Maker!Well, in Finland christian god is often referred to as the "creator" (Luoja.) Particularly in older prayers and some sayings.So does that mean the United States government is actually Finland?
Quote from: Old Viking on July 08, 2013, 05:04:33 pmThe only connection between beer and God that I can think of is, "Oh, God, I'll never do that again.""Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."-Attributed to Ben Franklin, but I'm not sure it's real.
Pardon the interruption, good sir/lady; there are aspects of your behavior that I find quite unbecoming, and I must insist most strenuously that I be permitted to assist in resolving these behaviors through the repeated high-velocity cranial introduction of particularly firm building materials.
GIVE ME KNOWLEDGE OR I WILL PUT A CAP IN YO ASS!
Quote from: R. U. Sirius on July 08, 2013, 05:47:57 pmQuote from: Old Viking on July 08, 2013, 05:04:33 pmThe only connection between beer and God that I can think of is, "Oh, God, I'll never do that again.""Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."-Attributed to Ben Franklin, but I'm not sure it's real.Therefore, the prohibition movement is clearly a tool of Satan.
