New Zealand - The right to leave our country

[Badjelly]

This whole "respect" thing is a minefield. Apparently, if someone tells me he/she believes in the Flying Spaghetti Monster and I say "Yeah sure" and walk away (which is probably what I would do) then I am respecting that person's beliefs. But if I stop and say that I see no reason to believe in the FSM and, furthermore, that I find it unreasonable to believe (as this person does) that the FSM is simultaneously omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent, but also capricious and frequently cruel, then that is showing disrespect. I think it's the other way round. Disagreeing with someone can be a sign of respect; patting them on the head and saying "Yeah sure" isn't.

[Mikkel]

This whole "respect" thing is a minefield. Apparently, if someone tells me he/she believes in the Flying Spaghetti Monster and I say "Yeah sure" and walk away (which is probably what I would do) then I am respecting that person's beliefs. But if I stop and say that I see no reason to believe in the FSM and, furthermore, that I find it unreasonable to believe (as this person does) that the FSM is simultaneously omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent, but also capricious and frequently cruel, then that is showing disrespect. I think it's the other way round. Disagreeing with someone can be a sign of respect; patting them on the head and saying "Yeah sure" isn't.

A bit messy your post is. But I think I can respect it nonetheless

[Badjelly]

A bit messy your post is. But I think I can respect it nonetheless

Yeah sure.

[chrisso]

its no different in Australia- Im not allowed in the Bank with my helmet on so why is a Muslim women allowed in with her Kebab Wrapper on??

[Hitcher]

I will now exercise my right to leave the country and leave you banjo pickers to it.

Adieu.

[James Deuce]

Watch out for the eight egg breakfast!

[Niterider]

NZ has one of the highest populations of people with an atheist/agnostic religious stance.

I think you may be right with this assumption, but just because most people in the 4th century believed that the earth was flat , shows that the majority is not always right.

I really dont think god is that much a part of our culture.

However true, this is going to cost us big time in the end. Ignorance is no excuse for His law ...hope the people of NZ wake up before it's too late.

[James Deuce]

There's an imaginary friend thread. Use it.

[Niterider]

There's a "shaking head" one too... help yerself.

[James Deuce]

Robust Religious Debate, including oblique reference to one's imaginary friend of choice is confined to the following thread:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...igious+Ravings

If you want to start up a Christian Bikers web site of your own, please feel free. Or Bhuddist, or Muslim, or Socialist. You won't find me popping in to your website to lament your obvious delusional state. It's disrespectful.

I am happy to consign myself to whatever hell you imagine I deserve because of my obvious stupidity in not accepting your rejoinder to "help" myself.

[RDJ]

Example please.

England
Norway
Sweden
Holland
etc.

[scracha]

I will now exercise my right to leave the country and leave you banjo pickers to it.

Adieu.

Aside from the racist $hite posted on this thread, I'm laughing at the banjo pickers who have to put down their fellow Kiwi's for fucking off to Ozzie to make a better life for themselves. Perhaps if they got off their own arses the wages here would be similar?

[Sanx]

However true, this is going to cost us big time in the end. Ignorance is no excuse for His law ...hope the people of NZ wake up before it's too late.

This'll be that benevolent imaginary friend, yes? Kind, loving, and only too ready to punish for eternity for the crime of using something that the imaginary friend gave us, apparently: free will.

But the intellectually-impaired have never quite managed to get that paradox.

[Marmoot]

Just to remind, this topic was about immigration and Not religions.

[avgas]

I thought God save the Queen was our motto...

He did and that is why we are paying for it now.
What would happen if the crown collapsed? Waitangi Tribunal? Armed forces of NZ?

I thought the letter was quite ammusing - but there are parts of it wrong.
God bless american, tane bless NZ.
We speak English and Maori - not one or the other, i have never been to Maori town, where they only speak Maori. And i used to work in a bar called "the kumara pit". Maori is our national language like Rotorua is our national smell - its there we live with it but the whole country is not accustomed to it.

The rest of it is pretty much on the mark.