tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post548012288913468400..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: The City of Hazard stands belly to belly with gay rights groupMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-65475948354995771722011-06-23T14:04:27.477-04:002011-06-23T14:04:27.477-04:00Lee said...
Nevertheless, the two positions are lo...Lee said...<br /><i>Nevertheless, the two positions are logically incompatible and sometimes that doesn't matter to the beholder.</i><br /><br />Not sure if you are referring to religious beliefs and communism, but there any numbers of religions compatible with all the facets of communism that do not directly deny those beliefs. <br /><br /><i>When some atheists look at Christianity, they One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-58916251983046536172011-06-23T08:19:43.335-04:002011-06-23T08:19:43.335-04:00Yes, I'm aware of the "liberation theolog...Yes, I'm aware of the "liberation theology" movement.<br /><br />Of course there are religious folks who are communists. There are Christians who are also Muslims, at least if one woman Episcopal minister who claims also to be a Muslim is to be believed.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the two positions are logically incompatible and sometimes that doesn't matter to the beholder.<br /Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-70595098648618039372011-06-22T17:43:04.840-04:002011-06-22T17:43:04.840-04:00Lee said...
You deny that atheism is a tenet of co...Lee said...<br /><i>You deny that atheism is a tenet of communism?</i><br /><br />There are religious people who are communists.<br /><br />Monotheism is a tenet of Islam. Would you say the ataackers of the Twin Towers killed in the name of monotheism?One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-42392536448351410842011-06-22T15:01:15.662-04:002011-06-22T15:01:15.662-04:00You deny that atheism is a tenet of communism?You deny that atheism is a tenet of communism?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-29378519463631937512011-06-22T14:07:36.800-04:002011-06-22T14:07:36.800-04:00Lee said...
People will kill in the name of pretty...Lee said...<br /><i>People will kill in the name of pretty much anything. Including atheism, in case the 20th century somehow slipped by without anyone noticing.</i><br /><br />Communism and facism, sure. Who killed for atheism?One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-85766448124190333352011-06-22T14:06:10.057-04:002011-06-22T14:06:10.057-04:00I have no trouble believing that a couple splashed...I have no trouble believing that a couple splashed each other with water, stood tomach to stomach, hugged, and kissed each other.<br /><br />I do have trouble believing that a heterosexual couple would be ejected for that behavior, unless the kissing was far more intense than the description indicated. It just doesn't pass the smell test. Since I've spent mostof my life in Missouri, One Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938816242512563561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-41083395169702105522011-06-22T14:02:44.186-04:002011-06-22T14:02:44.186-04:00Lee:
'Tell you what, Singring: find me a few ...Lee:<br /><br />'Tell you what, Singring: find me a few statements by any ordained Islamic clergyman condemning a specific terrorist act perpetrated by Islamic activists.'<br /><br />Enjoy:<br /><br />http://www.islamicity.com/articles/articles.asp?ref=AM0109-335<br /><br />http://karalite.blogspot.com/2010/08/imams-condemn-terrorism.html<br /><br />Martin: <br /><br />'Of course the Singringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-67704644056963459172011-06-22T12:44:02.002-04:002011-06-22T12:44:02.002-04:00Tell you what, Singring: find me a few statements...Tell you what, Singring: find me a few statements by any ordained Islamic clergyman condemning a specific terrorist act perpetrated by Islamic activists. That seems like a good place to start, and it will give us something against which to compare Christian condemnations of terrorist acts by other Christians.<br /><br />And I don't mean anything generalized, but specific acts. And I don&#Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-74494201463512972432011-06-22T11:37:57.827-04:002011-06-22T11:37:57.827-04:00Singring,
Yeah, I admit, this is a mountain commu...Singring,<br /><br />Yeah, I admit, this is a mountain community that has not yet acheived the advanced moral state in which we fornicate in the streets like you Europoeans.<br /><br />Of course the issue (which you keep fuzzying) is not what is desirable, but what is legal and equitable. On that ground, I don't understand what the problem is.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-17538810578605574022011-06-22T11:15:14.030-04:002011-06-22T11:15:14.030-04:00'I'm unclear as to why treating gays the s...'I'm unclear as to why treating gays the same as you would treat heterosexuals in terms of behavior at the pool constitutes "Sharia law."'<br /><br />So a teenage boy and girl who stand 'boy to girl', hug, kiss and (horror of horrors) splash water on each other are routinely dismissed from public swimming pools in Kentucky? Married couples also? Retirees also?<br /><Singringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-10173076856644177472011-06-22T11:07:23.654-04:002011-06-22T11:07:23.654-04:00I'm unclear as to why treating gays the same a...I'm unclear as to why treating gays the same as you would treat heterosexuals in terms of behavior at the pool constitutes "Sharia law."<br /><br />Maybe Art could explain how that works and why it is that treating gays just like anyone else (which is what gay rights groups claim they want) doesn't work for them.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-1275263927906794932011-06-22T10:02:42.606-04:002011-06-22T10:02:42.606-04:00'They're certainly not full-throated in th...'They're certainly not full-throated in their condemnations.'<br /><br />Neither are Christians.<br /><br />So your decisions on who are the 'bad guys' and who aren't strikes me as rather arbitrary.Singringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-31895291107202733212011-06-22T09:44:16.833-04:002011-06-22T09:44:16.833-04:00They're certainly not full-throated in their c...They're certainly not full-throated in their condemnations. Not that I blame them. Publicly criticizing Islam seems to be an excellent way to wake up dead.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-12041235215254872582011-06-22T09:26:15.853-04:002011-06-22T09:26:15.853-04:00'Here's how you can tell the good guys fro...'Here's how you can tell the good guys from the bad guys: who is condoning the killing?'<br /><br />Do you doubt that there are many Muslims who do not condone Sharia law?Singringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-35773595476433480852011-06-22T09:04:15.851-04:002011-06-22T09:04:15.851-04:00People will kill in the name of pretty much anythi...People will kill in the name of pretty much anything. Including atheism, in case the 20th century somehow slipped by without anyone noticing.<br /><br />Here's how you can tell the good guys from the bad guys: who is condoning the killing?<br /><br />How hard is it to find fellow Christians who condemn such actions?<br /><br />We can start with me: I condemn them.<br /><br />So who's onLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-44357673965675265422011-06-22T08:24:17.702-04:002011-06-22T08:24:17.702-04:00Lee, this is what Art is talkinga bout:
http://ww...Lee, this is what Art is talkinga bout:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft_aVLYTLrgSingringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-78210336419753494612011-06-22T08:05:30.737-04:002011-06-22T08:05:30.737-04:00LOL.
Lee, you need to keep up with the news. The...LOL.<br /><br />Lee, you need to keep up with the news. The situation you describe is exactly what Christian sharia, composed and shamelessly promoted by American Christians, would exact on the country of Uganda.<br /><br />My guess is that TFF would have no problems with similar laws in KY.<br /><br />So, Lee, when it comes to gays, just how do Islam and Christianity differ?Arthttp://www.aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-62396602406277829402011-06-22T07:27:35.257-04:002011-06-22T07:27:35.257-04:00"Christian sharia-style law"? Thankfull..."Christian sharia-style law"? Thankfully. Because if it had been the *real* sharia-style law, they'd be on death row.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-73273901944532498252011-06-21T22:51:27.977-04:002011-06-21T22:51:27.977-04:00One account:
Shirlyn Perkins, executive director ...One account:<br /><br /><i>Shirlyn Perkins, executive director of Mending Hearts Inc., said the two men are clients of her organization, which provides support for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. She said in a statement Monday that the Pavilion staff member used the Bible to urge the couple to leave the facility.<br /><br />"My staff asked the Pavilion staff why theyArthttp://aghunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-89764498274538417722011-06-21T21:51:46.074-04:002011-06-21T21:51:46.074-04:00Anonymous,
Why don't you go ahead and explain...Anonymous,<br /><br />Why don't you go ahead and explain which one I violated and how.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-82939192180303875982011-06-21T21:14:25.250-04:002011-06-21T21:14:25.250-04:00Which of the following of his own rules has Martin...Which of the following of his own rules has Martin violated?<br /><br />1. Name-calling;<br />2. Questioning the motives or integrity of people you have never met just because you disagree with them;<br />3. Using obscenities or other expressions not appropriate or necessary to civilized discussion;<br />4. Taking disagreement personally;<br />5. Demeaning or insulting remarks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-18184749883144274402011-06-21T21:05:51.098-04:002011-06-21T21:05:51.098-04:00> Thank you for reminding us of the lax moralit...> Thank you for reminding us of the lax morality of Europeans. <br /><br />Funny, that with all that f******ting in the streets, there are so few children to show for it.<br /><br />Which is probably the biggest reason why the official language of Germany will be Turkish in thirty years, and what children there are of today's English and French will be learning Arabic. And the children of Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-48218500763229886572011-06-21T18:07:55.730-04:002011-06-21T18:07:55.730-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-10088459570626523382011-06-21T17:04:12.296-04:002011-06-21T17:04:12.296-04:00Singring,
Thank you for reminding us of the lax m...Singring,<br /><br />Thank you for reminding us of the lax morality of Europeans. I will take it into account when making vacation plans.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-82458924079772733682011-06-21T16:59:54.051-04:002011-06-21T16:59:54.051-04:00*GASP*
Two men splashing each other with water?
...*GASP*<br /><br />Two men splashing each other with water?<br /><br />And they HUGGED and KISSED - maybe more than once?!?!<br /><br />I was gagging as I read such lurid, stomach-churning descriptions.<br /><br />And they were standing (ye Gods, can I even muster the strength to type this) 'man to man'? Boy, those two rabble-rousers were just asking for it, weren't they? I mean, who Singringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180277470418724600noreply@blogger.com