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On the Blog Post Islam Denounces Terrorism
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On the article Cheshire Bridge Zoning Change Would Exclude Non-Adult Businesses
Meinert
10:17 am on Thursday, May 9, 2013
ReplyOur council member Wan is practicing community engineering based pressure from the judeo-christian zealots. I don't frequent these places. Nonetheless, equality dictates that regulations be applied equally to all those businesses in the affected area.
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
9:08 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
ReplyAll, thanks for the discussion. I'm stepping away from it. I am profoundly dismayed and put off by Jimmie's vacuous comments--otherwise thanks all for your opinions. "Praise the lord and pass the ammunition" mentalities are what keep this (and any) country from becoming all it can be to it's citizenry.
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
8:04 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Tammy - first please understand that in my rhetoric I intend no personal attack. I'm simply pointing out what I see as ludicrous incongruousness of actions of those who claim to be following 'god's will'. What I read in your response is that you judge the godliness of the actions of others based on how you have interpreted the NT and this concept of 'Christlike'. To me, this seems a tenuously thin connection to the metaphysical entity at the center of the discussion. The council of Nicaea created the what we know as NT by selecting only those texts that suited their agenda -- a full 3 centuries after Jesus' death. That same council rejected a number of writings that might have given a fuller understanding of the times and the man.
Please don't mistake my rebuttals as my approval of any of the despicable actions that are perpetrated ostensibly in the name of (any) 'god'. All of that said, academically speaking, if you look at the social context of WBC you'll observe that they are a small band of zealots that believe and act in contradiction to accepted norms. That is the same scenario that existed with Jesus and his followers in the then Jerusalem society.
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
7:43 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
ReplyTammy, The acts perpetrated by ALL of those folks you've mentioned were done with the same fervor in their belief that were/are 'instruments of god'. So, is/was the 'church' of God, or not? Was Catholicism correct [read: of 'god'] for acts during the Inquisition, or not? Is it sometimes 'of god' then not 'of god'. Why, in your opinion, is Westboro Baptist (Christian) Church whacko? Are they not following their (Christian) beliefs with the same fervor as you? How possibly can you stand in place of 'God' to judge them so? Why are *you* right and they wrong? As a Christian [read: your version] you have some sort of inside track as to 'God's' likes and dislikes? They would say (as Ryan eloquently stated above) that it only matters what *they* think 'God' wants. Strength of belief does not make the act valid or acceptable, humanistically speaking.
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
4:35 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
Thanks for the recommendation, Jimmie--I take that under advisement. I believe you've just supported my argument. That silly god--he's so unpredicable!. I can't be all bad: I recycle.
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
2:06 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
Hey Ryan,
I've been much closer to organized Christian religion in earlier days than most folks. I have an experience with and an understanding of the religious viewpoint, Here's the thing: Because the covenant you speak of exists with a metaphysical entity, a discussion/debate challenging pieces and parts of that covenant is impossible because--by definition--God (defined differently by different sects and unique for individuals within a sect) is *always* right. By extension, a person acting in or speaking for that covenant is 'right'. There is no room for self-doubt or for challenge by others. Hence we have seen the Crusades, the Inquisition, or even Westboro Baptist (or multiple slaughters if you know the history of the growth of Islam). It is the acts and self-righteousness in the name of that covenant that go against simple respect for humanity that are cause for pause and reflection. -
On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
10:55 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
Thanks Thakus for your point of view, and historical perspective. You say that "God" told the Hebrew rulers to institute extreme laws 4000 years ago to in order to 'survive'. You've just described that the small nation was ruled by fascism. Not nearly as godly a system or approach as many other philosophies that have existed in the world, in my opinion.
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On the announcement Local eighth grader wins National Writing Award
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On the Blog Post The Friday Rant!
Meinert
8:01 am on Monday, May 6, 2013
Jimmie. Other quotes from your book are below. Do you suggest that we follow these as well?
All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. Leviticus 20:9
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. 2 Kings 6:28-29
Meinert
4:29 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
I don't understand how Islam is a 'peaceful' religion. I have read a history of Muhammad and the 'creation' of Islam. Most 'believer' converts were forced to do so under military siege. Muhammad was more like Patton that Gandhi--visions in caves or not.