tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post6083355921836921293..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Camel's Nose (updated)Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60157118200195554892008-04-09T20:44:00.000-05:002008-04-09T20:44:00.000-05:00Jim, well, I've been prayed for by well meaning pe...Jim, well, I've been prayed for by well meaning people all over this nation. Just like medical interdictive prayer, it hasn't changed me yet.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I have my room reserved in Hell Hotel (well, there's always room for one more anyway) already.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75271334776907798462008-04-09T14:56:00.000-05:002008-04-09T14:56:00.000-05:00Steve, ooooh you're a bad man :)Steve, ooooh you're a bad man :)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16479985684956750972008-04-09T14:53:00.000-05:002008-04-09T14:53:00.000-05:00MWT, I get around that by asking just whom the Fat...MWT, I get around that by asking just whom the Father of Lies is, and that by lying they are follow and acting in his name,Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48302618564047041332008-04-08T14:08:00.000-05:002008-04-08T14:08:00.000-05:00Yeah, the question that's in my mind when I hear M...Yeah, the question that's in my mind when I hear Ms Sullivan is "whose God?" Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Mormon, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Wiccan, or other? <BR/><BR/>There is a scene from Christopher Moore's <I>Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove</I> that skewers that question perfectly. I'll have to find it and link to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-26197943045800767272008-04-08T11:10:00.000-05:002008-04-08T11:10:00.000-05:00Catholic? No, not the last time I checked. ;)Catholic? No, not the last time I checked. ;)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38483375890121766302008-04-08T10:24:00.000-05:002008-04-08T10:24:00.000-05:00"Well, I'm sure it's in there somewhere."Jim, you ..."Well, I'm sure it's in there somewhere."<BR/><BR/>Jim, you are obviously a Catholic and have been hitting the Apocrypha too hard. ;-)<BR/><BR/>/ Southern BaptistJohn the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2621141817527129992008-04-07T16:35:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:35:00.000-05:00Well, if you're a fundie, truth is what you say it...Well, if you're a fundie, truth is what you say it is - which is the foundation of Young Earth Creationism, isn't it? It doesn't matter if you're dishonest in your intentions, as long as it's for Jesus. <BR/><BR/>It's right there in the bible, when they asked Jesus to renounce his statements he did and lived a long and happy life - oh, wait, that's not right. Well, I'm sure it's in there somewhere.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2884050711014581322008-04-07T16:25:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:25:00.000-05:00Heh. The last time I tried to point out to a devou...Heh. The last time I tried to point out to a devout Christian liar that lying was against the ten commandments, someone else pointed out to <I>me</I> that no, lying actually <I>isn't</I> disallowed. All it says is "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." Which is apparently quite open to interpretation.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76294358486373731502008-04-07T16:12:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:12:00.000-05:00Well, yeah, your flying monkeys are from the block...Well, yeah, your flying monkeys are from the block.<BR/><BR/>See, I wouldn't have problem if Council Women Sullivan said that they have included the National Motto because it's the <I>National Motto.</I> And that they had included the motto specifically to teach students about where it came from (the act of 1959 and why Congress felt compelled to add both that particular motto and the Pledge of Allegiance when the original framers did not), but she didn't - and she didn't because that wasn't her intention at all. Her, and the council's, intention is to get their particular God into the public classroom, I'm not inferring anything - she said this quite clearly and without equivocation, whether or not she intended too. This is about Christianity and how Christians increasingly define patriotism - not about the documents. In fact, they are adamantly afraid of the Constitution and what it actually says. That's why they added the words that the framers specifically did not - and why they put them first.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-40706890046681285982008-04-07T16:03:00.000-05:002008-04-07T16:03:00.000-05:00Actually, this one should be a no-brainer regardle...Actually, this one should be a no-brainer regardless of your religious leanings. Adding those four words is <EM>amending</EM> the Constitution. Article V makes provisions for doing that.<BR/><BR/>There's no mention of Kern County having any involvement in that process. They're breeding a generation who will think "In God We Trust" actually is a part of the Constitution. I would think that a suit to have it removed would be successful pretty damned quickly.<BR/><BR/>Oh. And my flying monkeys can kick your flying monkeys' asses.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-49471871170966762182008-04-07T15:28:00.000-05:002008-04-07T15:28:00.000-05:00Tom, just do what Nathan does when he doesn't have...Tom, just do what Nathan does when he doesn't have a relevant comment - hijack the post. :)<BR/><BR/>flying monkeys is always a good hijack. Just saying.<BR/><BR/>OH, and speaking of flying monkeys, howdy to the large number of folks reading this in Bakersfield. Great press you're getting today, ain't it?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52068261908678947972008-04-07T14:44:00.000-05:002008-04-07T14:44:00.000-05:00Jim, you've had a hellova last 4-5 days! I keep w...Jim, you've had a hellova last 4-5 days! I keep wanting to comment, but there's no way I can say it any better. Thanks for your posts. It makes me feel good that I feel the way you do, and it makes me feel better to hear you explain it so well.<BR/><BR/>Thumbs up, sir!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33714805759856908712008-04-07T13:55:00.000-05:002008-04-07T13:55:00.000-05:00Janiece, thanks, me too.What chaps my ass in these...Janiece, thanks, me too.<BR/><BR/>What chaps my ass in these situations is the hidden agenda. These people are fundamentally incapable of separating their religion from their actions - they know it and they think they're right, but they <I>always</I> attempt to hide it behind Patriotism (with a capital 'P'). This just pisses me off. They always talk about <I>truth</I>, but they <I>never</I> live up to it in their own lives, I'd have a whole lot more respect for them if they'd just clearly state their agenda up front. But they never do - they always lie about their intentions. Always. I think their bible has something to say about that.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11215411169877668592008-04-07T13:44:00.000-05:002008-04-07T13:44:00.000-05:00I've sent my requisite incensed e:mail to the City...I've sent my requisite incensed e:mail to the City Council, along with a condemnation of Councilwoman Sullivan.<BR/><BR/>Man, has <EM>she</EM> got some presumption.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.com