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  • 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
  • Too Broad A Brush Stroke, Archbishop

    The Archbishops use of Beth Din to justify sharia demonstrates his complete lack of understanding of Jewish Orthodoxy, and is, ultimately, an insult, to Judaism. Jews have always submitted to the law of the land where ever they migrated. The Orthodox take only religious matters to the Beth Din. If a mutilations, beatings or “honor crimes” were ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by IMKessel on February 11, 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
  • Proud to be Mormon

    Wow! This article really hurt my feelings. Politics is one thing and it seems that mudslinging within campaigning is tolerated, however some of the comments made in this article went beyond mudslinging at a cadidate and were more directed at the religion itself. I don't know what exactly qualifies Mr. Christopher Hitchens as an expert of my ...
    Posted to Fighting Words by Debater 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