tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post7120742325937713672..comments2024-03-28T15:39:28.239-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: Kalb Speaks: The inhumanity of secularismMartin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-64185071137595468882013-03-14T11:37:50.291-04:002013-03-14T11:37:50.291-04:00Martin,
> One is that educated and well-placed...Martin,<br /><br />> One is that educated and well-placed people now believe that the institutions on which social order is based should be technically expert, economically rational, morally nonjudgmental, and universal in their reach.<br /><br />In modern parlance, "technically expert" is a phrase used to drape a paucity of actual knowledge. They don't know the ramifications ofLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-46036212106356475992013-03-12T09:50:55.476-04:002013-03-12T09:50:55.476-04:00And I notice a funny thing about liberals. It'...And I notice a funny thing about liberals. It's all about the will of the people, until the people's will differs from the liberals' will. Then it's all about the Constitution and the protection of basic human rights, and as interpreted by liberals.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-92068088379061799452013-03-12T09:49:04.557-04:002013-03-12T09:49:04.557-04:00> At least the government represents the will o...> At least the government represents the will of the people who elected it.<br /><br />In theory. In practice, we have many bureaucrats and judges who are not elected and for all practical purposes are utterly unaccountable, but who nevertheless make sweeping decisions regarding our lives.<br /><br />Whereas, any church is answerable to the congregation, their purse strings, and of course Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-80480485889133734922013-03-11T19:11:28.504-04:002013-03-11T19:11:28.504-04:00Lee,
At least the government represents the will ...Lee,<br /><br />At least the government represents the will of the people who elected it. No-one elected the Catholic Church to decide how we non-catholics should live our lives.KyCobbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-59396239095261909462013-03-11T10:38:52.663-04:002013-03-11T10:38:52.663-04:00How dare the Catholic Church do that! That's ...How dare the Catholic Church do that! That's a job for government!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12974887002402743628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-35963808644911687562013-03-10T13:16:42.901-04:002013-03-10T13:16:42.901-04:00IOW, the Catholic Church wants to be the tyrant, a...IOW, the Catholic Church wants to be the tyrant, and keep people from getting what they want.KyCobbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-59520739046174356162013-03-08T23:05:17.919-05:002013-03-08T23:05:17.919-05:00Jeffrey,
Gee. I forgot I wrote that. Thanks.Jeffrey,<br /><br />Gee. I forgot I wrote that. Thanks.Martin Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-23281470685422968472013-03-08T14:07:27.941-05:002013-03-08T14:07:27.941-05:00I came across your blog when this post showed up i...I came across your blog when this post showed up immediately on a google search I did:<br /><br />http://vereloqui.blogspot.com/2008/06/of-pandas-and-people-fallacy.html<br /><br />Very nuanced, and very well-reasoned.<br /><br />You've just earned yourself a new set of followers. :-)Jeffrey Helixhttp://crypto-idea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-13907476158515028472013-03-08T12:24:55.798-05:002013-03-08T12:24:55.798-05:00In other words, the god of secularism is governmen...In other words, the god of secularism is government, as long as the "right" side controls that government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com