Comments on: Will Prohibition Come To Alabama City?

Athens, Ala., Will Vote On Whether To Ban Alcohol

[terryonolley]

How do you feel about secular humanists shoving their beliefs down our throats
-Posted by mike71067 at 03:10 PM : Aug 14, 2007

I feel they are just as wrong as the religious freaks trying to shove their hypocritical morality down our throats. The difference between you and me is that I want both sides to stop trying to force their beliefs and just let people live. You only want to stop progressive people. You constatnyl defend a single religion's right to impose their will on all people.

[mike71067]

"Had to Check - since it's coming from Dumbya's Butt. Cheers!"
-Posted by parrot2 at 03:04 PM : Aug 14, 2007

Huh? Was that supposed to be funny? Perhaps it's that "British (aka "not funny") Humor" that I never understood. NPR features alot of it on their elite weekend shows.

[mike71067]

"I agree 100%! The liberals have tolerance of all -except those religious freaks that want to force their morality on free men and women. And we enjoy the diversity that results when free people's behaviour isn't stifled by religious freak morality."
-Posted by TerryONolley at 03:05 PM : Aug 14, 2007

Another fine example of "diversity" and "tolerance" from the left!!! How do you feel about secular humanists shoving their beliefs down our throats (the ACLU, athiests trying to remove "God" from our pledge and our coins, homosexual activists forcing our public schools to tell our children that homosexuality is an acceptable "alternative lifestyle", etc.)? Are you against that also?

[gunownerdan]

It amazes me that there are still a lot of ignorant people out there who actually support prohibition even after the horrible experience of prohibition in the 1920's and 1930's.
I guess they think Al Capone was a good person?

[mike71067]

"What right did they have in interfering with a legitimate business? Why were they not sued for invasion of privacy?"
-Posted by Klingon69 at 03:03 PM : Aug 14, 2007

They invaded nobody's privacy. Those people were photographed in PUBLIC, and their license plates are PUBLIC information.

[nolalou]

whoamama1,

The article says local businesses claim " ending the sale of beer, wine and liquor would hurt tax revenues and send the message that Athens is backward." It's not CBS saying that, they are just reporting it!

I never understood why the Christian Right is against sale of alcohol, after all the bible says Jesus turned water into wine, not the other way around!

[terryonolley]

Let's have a standing ovation for the liberals, paraders of "tolerance" and "diversity"!!!
-Posted by mike71067 at 02:53 PM : Aug 14, 2007

I agree 100%! The liberals have tolerance of all -except those religious freaks that want to force their morality on free men and women. And we enjoy the diversity that results when free people's behaviour isn't stifled by religious freak morality.

Great post mikey!

[mike71067]

"It was wine as well that Jesus had his diciples drink and remember Him and His sacrifice. So where do SOME christians get the idea that drinking is tabu???"
-Posted by three-o-six at 02:56 PM : Aug 14, 2007

Consumption of alcohol is not a problem; however, the irresponsible overindulgence, e.g., drinking until you're puking all over yourself and pisssing in the sink, passing out, and waking up next to a fat chick, IS a problem. I'm not in favor of prohibition - it doesn't work. You can't legislate morality. I'm simply anwsering your question.

[klingon69]

The third club opened in the downtown area of my city. It thrived for quite some time. However local churches were taking members to protest it, taking pictures and videos of patrons going in to the club. They also were taking license plate numbers and posting them on their website. Needless to say, the club closed. What right did they have in interfering with a legitimate business? Why were they not sued for invasion of privacy?

[mike71067]

"Let's have a standing ovation for the liberals, paraders of "tolerance" and "diversity"!!!
Posted by mike71067 at 02:53 PM : Aug 14, 2007
You got something against this ????"
Posted by parrot2 at 02:55 PM : Aug 14, 2007

The comment I was referring to was loaded with INtolerance. My comment was sarcastic.

[klingon69]

I live in a dual municipality now. Two cities, one name, two states. One side is wet: bars, clubs, liqour stores...etc.
One side is semi-dry: Private clubs and restaurants only.

On another note, we have had 3 topless bars/clubs open here. One had no advertising and the girls had to wear pasties. It died.
One opened in a small town next to mine, they paid all the fees, got their liqour license, paid their adult entertainment permit fees...etc. Bought the property, built the club, decorated it, opened it and was doing a thriving business. The city then adopted an retroactive ordinance that no adult business can be within 1500 feet of church property. This was no problerm as no church property was. However, this church purchased some land to use for parking that was withing 1500 ft of the club, so it was closed.

[mike71067]

"Your right, it is about democracy. Its about voting. Its about how it doesn't work when you let backward religious nuts vote to turn this country into a Christian empire."
-Posted by djpowles at 02:38 PM : Aug 14, 2007

Let's have another round of applause for the liberals, paraders of "tolerance" and "diversity"!!

[three-o-six]

It was wine as well that Jesus had his diciples drink and remember Him and His sacrifice. So where do SOME christians get the idea that drinking is tabu???

[processor2]

It is about people being allowed to vote.

It's called democracy.

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[mike71067]

"The religious freaks get their moral victory and the normal people lose a freedom. Way to go deep south!"
-Posted by TerryONolley at 02:42 PM : Aug 14, 2007

Let's have a standing ovation for the liberals, paraders of "tolerance" and "diversity"!!!

[klingon69]

I live in a dual municipality now. Two cities, one name, two states. One side is wet: bars, clubs, liqour stores...etc.
One side is semi-dry: Private clubs and restaurants only.

Recently it was put to a vote for the dry side to allow sales of beer and wine through grocery stores and convenience stores.
Since this would "rob" the wet side of some if not alot of business they invested, lobbied and fought the dry side on this issue. They also hired PR firms outside of the city to create a campaign against it. It did not pass, but the vote was so close it could've been a revote if it had been electing someone, less than 100 votes difference.
I hope they put it back on the ballot, I will vote for it again. I wish they could keep the other city/state out of our politics.

[gunownerdan]

Jesus made wine and Christians drink wine when they have their ritualized cannibalism of the body of Jesus.
Why must there be so much hypocrisy?

[three-o-six]

Wasn't Jesus first miracle to make Wine??? At a wedding after the guests had drunk freely??

[terryonolley]

This isn't about democracy - it is about religious freaks trying to impose their morality on innocent bystanders. If they don't want to drink - they can simply NOT DRINK.

All this is going to do is cause every family that would have gone out to dinner in town and have a glass of wine with dinner (Wine... where have I heard something about xstians and wine...) to drive to a nearby town.

The religious freaks get their moral victory and the normal people lose a freedom.

Way to go deep south!

[djpowles]

Your right, it is about democracy. Its about voting. Its about how it doesn't work when you let backward religious nuts vote to turn this country into a Christian empire.