tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6197035457911071482..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: "Bear one another's burdens"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-336129730504892262018-06-15T14:36:47.896-05:002018-06-15T14:36:47.896-05:00Infuriates me in both the propagandizing of so cal...Infuriates me in both the propagandizing of so called "news" organizations and Bible quoters when words and phrases are lifted out of complex sentences. The intended message thus being corrupted just as you describe. How a supposedly lifelong Christian can do that makes me doubt his ability to read. The "news" people..well, Im sure they are veeeery well paid to act as they do. Or dumb as bricks to degrade themselves so.Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913239350490190226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60589572206808770292016-06-14T15:40:31.448-05:002016-06-14T15:40:31.448-05:00Earlier today President Obama made what I thought ...Earlier today President Obama made what I thought was a thoughtful statement about Mr. Trump's assault on common sense and the Constitution. If twitter reached into the grave, Madison and Jefferson would be spinning.<br /><br />TETomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18823428413919432192016-06-14T13:49:46.384-05:002016-06-14T13:49:46.384-05:00Here is some irony.
Gunman had been seen on gay ...Here is some irony. <br /><br />Gunman had been seen on gay dating apps, at Pulse nightclub before shooting<br /><br /><br /><br />By William Wan and Anne Hull <br /><br />The Washington Post<br /><br />Published: June 14, 2016Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26354183288042437262016-06-14T11:33:51.793-05:002016-06-14T11:33:51.793-05:00Marvelous!
johnMarvelous! <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-53969936912769232372016-06-14T11:28:26.691-05:002016-06-14T11:28:26.691-05:00I once tried to read the Koran and was left only w...I once tried to read the Koran and was left only wondering why it was so influential. Learning that someone much smarter than I felt the same way was a comfort. When George Bernard Shaw wrote to John Maynard Keynes during the great depression urging enthusiasm for Marxism, Keynes replied as follows:<br /><br /> "My feelings about "Das Kapital" are the same as my feelings about "The Koran." I know that it is important and that many people, not all of whom are idiots, find it a sort of Rock of Ages containing inspiration. For me its dreary, out-of-date academic controversialising seems extraordinarily unsuited to any practical purpose. But then, as I have said, I feel just the same about "The Koran." How could either of these books carry fire and sword around half the world? It beats me."<br /><br />Tom EvansTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24073998546113584972016-06-14T09:16:57.206-05:002016-06-14T09:16:57.206-05:00I've never been fond of quoting the Bible at l...I've never been fond of quoting the Bible at least in part because, as noted, you can find words to support virtually any position whatsoever, but mostly because I hesitate to invoke an authority I find questionable, the more so in that the most often quoted verses are those demanding belief and invoking various punishments for failure to believe. While I don't claim to be a logician, I find it all too easy to spot the circular reasoning. Nonetheless, I admire those who are able to find messages of hope and salvation in "the mess" of the Bible and the Koran and hope that these messages will prevail over those promising victory over our foes.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27871344115532491632016-06-14T07:24:08.325-05:002016-06-14T07:24:08.325-05:00Too funny, Psalm 109 in its entirety, is meant as ...Too funny, Psalm 109 in its entirety, is meant as an admonishment of those who tell lies, and make false accusations about their leader. Taking Bible quotes out of context can be a dangerous business. Analyzing Psalm 109 in context, it seems the curse is more applicable to Senator Perdue himself.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.com