do Hyphenated americans feel loyalty to their old country?

[bhsup]

My loyalty to the US comes was before my loyalty to New York (or my lack of loyalty to New Jersey). Does that make me more American than you?

Not unless Missouri secedes from the union.

 

[mrtn]

I never say I'm an Irish - American. I say I'm an American of Irish decent. I've never lived in Ireland nor did my parents. If I did use a hyphen it would be "mid-atlantic - American".

I must say that I don't have a lot of respect to "Irish-Americans" who wants to go over to Belfast and shoot the English, because they think that's the right thing to do. Regardless of if the real Irish want that, or if they themselves have even been to Ireland.

Personally I'm a Danish-Swede, but I mostly just see myself as Swedish in everything except Christmas food traditions.

 

[Neomega]

Christian-Americans definitely believe intheir religion first.

 

[MobBoss]

Christian-Americans definitely believe intheir religion first.

And whats wrong with that? I would say being a christian makes me a better american, so how can that be a bad thing?

 

[Gladi]

And whats wrong with that? I would say being a christian makes me a better american, so how can that be a bad thing?

How about a book written by the same author you have in your sig?

 

[Phlegmak]

But don't be silly, saying we are all African is now quite odd because the differences in the main races of the world is when the group of people left Africa. You have to make distinctions between people, racist it may be.

In that case, I'm an American. Bada bing, bada boom, we're done.

By the way, my mom is from Cuba, and I'm not a Cuban-American. Never was.

 

[MobBoss]

How about a book written by the same author you have in your sig?

Oh..so you say it could be a bad thing in a work of fiction....got it.

 

[Cuchullain]

I must say that I don't have a lot of respect to "Irish-Americans" who wants to go over to Belfast and shoot the English, because they think that's the right thing to do. Regardless of if the real Irish want that, or if they themselves have even been to Ireland.

A little behind the times, aren't you? By about ten years. Even at the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland, many of us supported the cause, but not the violence. Those few who did actually support the violence always had the good sense to send money, and not risk their own lives. Most Irish Americans paid little or no attention to what was going on in Northern Ireland.

 

[Taliesin]

Are there any Orange Day parades anywhere in America? I ran into one in Toronto this summer and was quite amused.

 

[Shadylookin]

if someone ever took a notion to invade ireland I wouldn't feel as if i was being personally attacked. I've never identified myself as irish-american nor will i ever.

 

[Gladi]

Oh..so you say it could be a bad thing in a work of fiction....got it.

I used it as an example, and can make too.
So you think that biblical laws have precedence over state laws? So men who go around killing abortion doctors are in right and should be hailed as heroes?

 

[Cuchullain]

Are there any Orange Day parades anywhere in America? I ran into one in Toronto this summer and was quite amused.

I've never heard of any, no.

 

[Rossiya]

Not me. Cuba can be taken over by Godzilla and Mothra as Monster Island, for all I care.

You are Cuban-American?

 

[Rossiya]

In that case, I'm an American. Bada bing, bada boom, we're done.

By the way, my mom is from Cuba, and I'm not a Cuban-American. Never was.

Yes fine, think yourself as no Cuban-American, but be aware that others will.

 

[MobBoss]

I used it as an example, and can make too.
So you think that biblical laws have precedence over state laws? So men who go around killing abortion doctors are in right and should be hailed as heroes?

Have I ever stated this? If so, please link it up and provide proof. Your allegation holds no more water than your entire argument. As a christian I neither call for biblical law over state law, nor do I praise murderers who bomb abortion clinic. So please, take your ad hominem attack and march it off the cliff called misrepresentation and keep it there.

 

[Gladi]

Have I ever stated this? If so, please link it up and provide proof. Your allegation holds no more water than your entire argument. As a christian I neither call for biblical law over state law, nor do I praise murderers who bomb abortion clinic. So please, take your ad hominem attack and march it off the cliff called misrepresentation and keep it there.

Christian-Americans definitely believe intheir religion first

And whats wrong with that? I would say being a christian makes me a better american, so how can that be a bad thing?

Remember that?
From your talk you have greater loyalty to USA than Christianity.

 

[MobBoss]

Remember that?
From your talk you have greater loyalty to USA than Christianity.

How do you figure? The laws of my country are not in direct oppositition with my faith...my country does not command me to obey laws that directly conflict with my religion so I dont see the issue. And I stand by my claim that me being a Christian makes me a better law-abiding American. You have yet to refute that and you wont be able to.

 

[Gladi]

How do you figure? The laws of my country are not in direct oppositition with my faith...my country does not command me to obey laws that directly conflict with my religion so I dont see the issue. And I stand by my claim that me being a Christian makes me a better law-abiding American. You have yet to refute that and you wont be able to.

So there are no laws in USA that are not entirely compatible with Bible? Then why is there so strong christian lobby?

Though you of course won't accept any argument of mine. I think we have already established several months back.

But do you really hold it to be entirely impossible for conflict between your christianity and american law to arise?

 

[skadistic]

And whats wrong with that? I would say being a christian makes me a better american, so how can that be a bad thing?

So christians are inherintly better Americans? Why exactly? Because they are christian? Thats a preaty arrogant and pompus thing to say. Its atitudes like yours where you state that your better then me because your christian and that non-christians aren't as good of american citizens that make me feel second class.

 

[Dionysius]

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