Comments on: First Piglet, Now Banks http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/first-piglet-now-banks/ One Damn Thing Leads to Another Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jay http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/first-piglet-now-banks/#comment-253 jay Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:20:22 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=170#comment-253 That would be christians Robert. Here's the thing, Belgium historically has been a Christian nation. Leaving aside any question of belief, Christian custom and culture permeate the country. So the question arises, why change it from C to c? And the answer is likely a combination of a desire to pander to non-Christian immigrants and to militant atheists. My libertarian side could not care less as I don't think the state should be in the business of determining how to capitalize or otherwise punctuate. My conservative side suggests that if the state is to intervene it should always be on the side of preservation rather than change for its own sake. The real test will be whether or not Mohamed and Buddha become mohamed and buddha. Want to bet? That would be christians Robert.

Here’s the thing, Belgium historically has been a Christian nation. Leaving aside any question of belief, Christian custom and culture permeate the country. So the question arises, why change it from C to c? And the answer is likely a combination of a desire to pander to non-Christian immigrants and to militant atheists.

My libertarian side could not care less as I don’t think the state should be in the business of determining how to capitalize or otherwise punctuate. My conservative side suggests that if the state is to intervene it should always be on the side of preservation rather than change for its own sake.

The real test will be whether or not Mohamed and Buddha become mohamed and buddha. Want to bet?

]]> By: Robert McClelland http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/first-piglet-now-banks/#comment-252 Robert McClelland Tue, 25 Oct 2005 05:17:46 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=170#comment-252 Hey, this is nothing. The halfwitted Christians are upset because Belgium will no longer be capitalizing the c in christ. Hey, this is nothing. The halfwitted Christians are upset because Belgium will no longer be capitalizing the c in christ.

]]> By: Sean http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/first-piglet-now-banks/#comment-251 Sean Tue, 25 Oct 2005 04:28:48 +0000 http://jaycurrie.info-syn.com/?p=170#comment-251 I was going to buy shares in a copy that prints Korans on recycled pork rinds, but in light of your post I'm guessing this won't be the financial grand slam I'm looking for. I was going to buy shares in a copy that prints Korans on recycled pork rinds, but in light of your post I’m guessing this won’t be the financial grand slam I’m looking for.

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