tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post245422080581588559..comments2023-05-11T04:57:33.365-07:00Comments on Trees For Lunch: On Secularism and Middle East ChristiansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-64702561658241873132010-11-02T07:28:17.763-07:002010-11-02T07:28:17.763-07:00Ya know, if O'Donnell gets elected, it's g...Ya know, if O'Donnell gets elected, it's going to reflect poorly on the state in question. Yet democracy is the ideal: let the people elect who they think is best suited for the job. If that person happens to be rather dumb but advocates values the voters find attractive, then so be it.<br /><br />I tend to prefer intelligent politicians, but I often forget that other people want different qualities.Whatevermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458601080799278850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-11558719658054324852010-10-31T21:04:30.953-07:002010-10-31T21:04:30.953-07:00Are you reading the same thread?Are you reading the same thread?Whatevermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458601080799278850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-82267037507483175152010-10-31T17:33:18.081-07:002010-10-31T17:33:18.081-07:00As usual, when devoid of a coherent response or de...As usual, when devoid of a coherent response or desire to engage in a thoughtful discussion, throw potshots and ridicule, pretending that your assertions are so self-evident that they do not need to be articulated and justified.The Maryland Crustaceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309250912148013290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-53016108624112506952010-10-29T19:40:14.037-07:002010-10-29T19:40:14.037-07:00JD,
Is this your idea of a joke?JD,<br />Is this your idea of a joke?Froggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972110380349786742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-9488075451998408682010-10-29T18:47:25.855-07:002010-10-29T18:47:25.855-07:00One wonders if there's anything that Christian...One wonders if there's anything that Christianity can't take credit for. <br /><br />Oh wait, of course there isn't.<br /><br />Duh.GentleSkeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10635966921313379917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-35125659089948258272010-10-29T11:58:19.686-07:002010-10-29T11:58:19.686-07:00Christianity is the religion that gave rise to sec...<b>Christianity is the religion that gave rise to secularism.</b><br /><br />and<br /><br /><b>how many critics of Christianity actually know that the very concept of the civil authorities and religion occupying seperate spheres is a Christian one?</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13676a.htm" rel="nofollow">Complete</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism" rel="nofollow">Hogwash.</a><br /><br />This, like persecution in the US, is a convenient Christian myth.Whatevermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458601080799278850noreply@blogger.com