Comments on: House GOP To Violate The Constitution’s Ban On State Sponsored Religion

By: Jim Faubel

Jim Faubel — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:05:45 +0000

Indeed, they operate similarly. Banks do not create wealth (except for themselves). They create DEBT and then SELL IT as money. Religions create GUILT and then sell “salvation” as the remedy for the guilt they created.

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By: G. Leslie Sweetnam

G. Leslie Sweetnam — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:37:42 +0000

Actually, I’m not blaming, I’m thanking, and I hope you don’t mind that I pray with others as well as solitary. I’m not trying to convert you or anyone else. My point is that there are plenty of religiously-motivated liberals out here who it would be folly to alienate.

You can attack theocracy without also attacking theology, in fact I’ve found theology rather useful in drawing religious people away from the kind of seductive right-wing hypocritical pandering which is this page’s topic. It works better than ridicule.

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By: -

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:54:33 +0000

“… divine purpose behind my human belief ..”
I suggest that accept your nature. Why waste effort in blaming your attirbutes on a ‘god’?

I like that you’re a decent person. I don’t care if your avocation is knitting, churchgoing, mixing melted crayons, or praying in solitary.

(And theocracy (this page’s topic) *is* a problem.)

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By: G. Leslie Sweetnam

G. Leslie Sweetnam — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:35:14 +0000

You don’t have to describe God as a “mythological character from ancient Jewish mythology” to get this progressive to agree that right-wing pandering to their group of christians is unconstitutional, but you stand with intolerant extremism when you dismiss my faith. I’m fine with your atheism if it works for you but don’t assume I’m delusional for seeing divine purpose behind my human belief in turning my cheek or loving the stranger as my neighbor as myself.

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By: starr

starr — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:54:30 +0000

We need some leadership to trust right now. Maybe we should trust an imaginary being because we sure can’t trust Congress. Is this their way of telling us something…

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