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[My Big White Hairy Ass] Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch “bible belt” of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes.”
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[ExChristianDotNet - encouraging ex-Christians Ex Christian Ex-Christian Xtian ExTian ExChristian] Bible-belt town bans blasphemy: I was adopted into a 'good christian home" here in good ole South Mississippi. I was raised in the Methodist church from six years old through my teens. Even at the age of six I had one question 'Who made God?" No one could ever give me a satisfactory answer, I could feel their lack of knowledge, some even suggested "You don't ask questions like that". Even as a kid i knew, everything comes from somewhere and the lousy answer to my one simple question was a lie.
[Christian Viewpoint] Bible-belt town bans blasphemy: Thu Jun 2,11:20 AM ET AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The name of the Lord may no longer be taken in vain in the Dutch village of Staphorst. Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes. But the caveat
[A Welsh View] Town Bans Blasphemy: Reuters: Bible-belt town bans blasphemy The name of the Lord may no longer be taken in vain in the Dutch village of Staphorst. Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes. But the caveat
[Bad Thinking] Swearing banned in Dutch town: in the Dutch village of Staphorst. Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes. But the caveat... blasphemy," IOL, June 3, 2005).
[Preemptive Karma] Ball of Confusion...?: Bible-belt town bans blasphemy AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The name of the Lord may no longer be taken in vain in the Dutch village of Staphorst. Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt" of eastern towns where religion holds sway, approved a ban on swearing by 13-4 council votes. But the caveat
[Developing New Stories | The News is NowPublic.com] Dutch Bible-belt town to blasphemers: F*ck You!: Dutch Bible-belt town to blasphemers: F*ck You!Channels: blasphemers, Staphorst | Culture, Religion | Europe | Np! 11174 1 votes IMG login to vote IMG gonzo story by: Bible-belt town bans blasphemy - Yahoo! News via gonzo According to Reuters, "Staphorst, in the so-called Dutch "bible belt"
[Religionnewsblog.com] Offbeat News :: Bible-belt town bans blasphemy: Past swearing bans in bible-belt villages were declared in violation of the right to free expression in 1986. One other town has such a ban -- Reimerswaal, in the southwestern province of Zeeland.
[Religionnewsblog.com] Offbeat News :: Bible-belt town bans blasphemy: Past swearing bans in bible-belt villages were declared in violation of the right to free expression in 1986. One other town has such a ban -- Reimerswaal, in the southwestern province of Zeeland.
[Xo.typepad.com] A Welsh View: Anyway, recently Philipp over at Google Blogoscoped kindly paid for a logo to be created for the site by GotLogos and it was made available yesterday. Whilst I'm very grateful that Philipp went to the trouble to get one designed for me it's just not for me. I spoke to a few readers yesterday and most of them said that it was a bit 'girly' and wouldn't look right for the site.
[Holyweblog.com] Holy Weblog: According to the site FemaleFirst: A friend of Jennifer revealed: "Splitting up with Brad left a huge hole in her life She was looking for a way to find comfort without turning to booze or drugs". Or Kabbalah, apparently.
[Preemptivekarma.com] Preemptive Karma: But the caveat that swearing is not banned when it is an expression of the constitutional freedom of speech may make it difficult to punish offenders.
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