LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Well, AGS, it seems I may have misjudged you. Still, there are some points I would like to discuss.
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ArmeeGruppeSud wrote (View Post):
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You appear uncertain as the phrase "pretty sure" implies an element of doubt
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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I believe I'm Catholic. It's just that certain other people may not think so. Past a certain point, I don't let their opinions bother me too much.
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Before i go on, i want to say that one of the reasons i love the Philippines is because it is a Christian country and has not degenerated into a secular society........,There is religious freedom of expression in the Philippines............., even for christians........ .The Philippines is the last country in the world to hold out against divorce.
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Thanks, I guess. However, if I had my way, the Philippines would not be holding out against divorce. Do you not believe that there are any grounds at all where divorce is justified? If the husband was beating the wife to the point of death, what would you want to be done in that situation?
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Yes, I'm fully aware that there is annulment; however, annulment is very expensive, and therefore, only the rich can afford it. If only the rich can end their marriages but the poor can't, this is unjust.)
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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And now I'll get to my main point. The Spanish colonization of the Philippines was immoral, as any form of imperialism is. They brought Christianity to us, which I'm sure you think is a good thing. But in the process, we Filipinos lost something else. During their rule, the Spaniards erased much of our indigenous culture, and replaced it with their own (and yes, with Christianity). You might not see anything wrong with this. If you don't, I think that will be a problem. I am somewhat eager to see what your answer to this will be.
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Also, your statement seemed to imply that you would love the Philippines less if it moved in a more secular direction.
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Here in Australia, the Secular institution called "political correctness" forbids people from some forms of public expressions of Christian faith because it may offend the muslim minority (Politcal Correctness = Minority Rule)
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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I think you can say this so easily because you're in the majority. If you were a member of a minority group, would you still think this way?:
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To take an atheistic moral perspective, the native fauna that were here before the Koori, would have a moral superiority over the Koori, because they were here before the koori.
Thus making the Koori "illegal immigrants" because, the animals never invited them, nor did they give them permission, let alone an aslyum visa.
Or, as you so elegantly/eloquently put it, the indigenous fauna must have a feeling of moral superiority towards Koori, because of the centuries of mistreatment they received at the hands of the Koori, who, just for their own selfish benfit, killed and ate them
At this point i must point out that the British settlers never ate the Koori!
This makes them morally superior invaders over the Koori as we did not eat the previous land owners like they did.
LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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In the end, the fact we can't get away from is that you may not be an "immigrant", but your ancestors were. And your ancestors mistreated the Aborigines and took their land away from them.
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In the end, the fact we can't get away from is that; the Koori may not be "immigrants", but their ancestors were.and their ancestors mistreated the indigenous landowners s and took their land away from them and ate them.
If all non-Koori had to leave because the Koori were here 1st, as a spokeperson for the indigenous fauna, i think the Koori should go to
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Now, now. That is a straw man argument.
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LoneRebel wrote (View Post):
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Animals don't count. After all, the Bible tells us that we must take dominion over them. The Aborigines were the first humans in Australia; that is what I meant. Of course, you knew that.
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