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If nothing else, time to get new socks...
As a Catholic (Hitchens' favorite group of all), I should defend Christmas to the hilt, and for the most part, I do. On a cultural level, though, I see Hitchens' frustration in being forced to contend with an event from which he would like to exclude himself. The materialism that has come to dominate the season has vexed me ever since I reached ...
Posted to Fighting Words by gwalkamole on December 16, 2008
Why Serena Won't Vote
No where in the Bible does it say not to vote. It clearly states that we are to obey those in Government authority and it is a voluntary law and our right to be able to vote. Many 'religions' take the Word of God out of context to suite their own traditions and their own lifestyles. Jesus called the religious leaders 'hypocrites' because they ...
Posted to Explainer by taultales on June 28, 2008
Lieing Hypocrites
What an article. Talk about no research. Did the author just call up the JW PR department and copy down everything they told him? Yes, the Watchtower Society promoted the fact that the poor Witnesses in the African country of Malawi were being persecuted because they were told by the Watchtower not to buy a political I.D. card. If they did the ...
Posted to Explainer by Harry Harr on June 28, 2008
News Flash: Christopher Hitchens Seeks Catholic Confessional
I was surprised to read Christopher Hitchens today, riding high on his moral horse as to the political, cultural and economic predations of Maximum Leader Robert Mugabe in his current Country of Residence, Zimbabwe. What people like Hitchens never seem to understand, is that morality is never just for other people, or leaders, or religious types. ...
Posted to Fighting Words by MichaelBernard1 on June 10, 2008
Can Israel Survive 4 Another 60 years?
You forget nother ''categories'' of Jewish people who don't care...or wish they didn't have to..... Israel is, after all, a FOREIGN COUNTRY, if one does not live there. I know, I know....everyone in the USA has an ''old country''....so why not be proud of Israel being your ''old country'' if you are Jewish? One good reason is, there is no other ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Little Neck on May 13, 2008
I agree- but...
I agree with the position taken by the author that Mitt needs to talk more about his religion. Religion is one of those things that helps form the core of many people. Therefore understanding Mitt's religion can help us understand who he is and what he will stand for if elected. That being said, however, I fundamentally disagree with the manner ...
Posted to Fighting Words by robtherobot on November 29, 2007
Why is he only being judged as a Mormon?
This article was written very one sided showing the doubts a person would have dealing with a Mormon politician. As a presidential candidate I would be more interested in how his religeous beliefs have or will effect his job or decision making. To jump to conclusions and catigorize him as a racist is far to extreme to do to any canidate without ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Lomi25 on November 27, 2007
Re: romeny
The LDS faith (''Mormonism'') promotes the upkeep of national laws and particularly the rule of law. If man's laws are running contrary to what the Senator thinks is right for the nation, he would go through the same process as any elected official would need to go through in order to change those laws. Isn't that what we ask of any elected ...
Posted to Fighting Words by beccabeccalee on November 27, 2007