Comments on: GOP Class Warfare Goes Nuclear

By: Rcoutme

Rcoutme — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:23:44 +0000

Yes, there are cleric, pedophile Christians. There are bigamist Christians. There are all sorts. Jesus did not exclude anybody. He offered his forgiveness to all–including those who killed him.

By: dduck

dduck — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:33:41 +0000

I know I’m over my head, and to boot an atheist, but are those cleric pedophiles Christians?

By: Rcoutme

Rcoutme — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:14:53 +0000

SL: I am a Catholic Apologist. I take offense at your claim that Catholic does not always mean Christian. That some Catholics are hypocrites, liars, thieves, bigots, oppressors, etc. does not diminish the fact that the Catholic Church has always condemned such activities–even when the Pope was the one committing the atrocities! That is otherwise virtually unprecedented in human history. Leaders have always justified their actions by ‘changing the rules.” Not so with the Catholic Church (at least when it comes to dogma, faith and morals).

If someone is a Catholic, that person IS A CHRISTIAN. A Christian is not someone who always does what is ‘right’ (meaning according to the teachings of Jesus or the Church). A person is a Christian if he or she wants to follow what is according to those principles. The entire nature of Christ’s teachings are that we all fall short. That is where the ‘forgiveness’ part comes in.

By: dduck

dduck — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:04:52 +0000

SL said “not the rules set by God”
Which are?

By: dduck

dduck — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:50:30 +0000

I try not to knock what I don’t understand. I am only commenting on his campaign, and this strategy, or his naive honesty, is not going to do him much good.
Also, we are not used to candid talk or them actually stating their true beliefs, from politicians, so this is a startling display.

By: ShannonLeee

ShannonLeee — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:48:46 +0000

Santorum is Catholic…which does not always mean Christian. I think he worships the ideology set by the church, not the rules set by God…which are also not always the same.

By: zephyr

zephyr — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:50:41 +0000

I like the choice of imagery dd. Not that I would ever make light of the horrors of the Coliseum (which I doubt any of us could imagine), but I’m convinced Santorum is either a fake or has no idea what Christianity really means.

By: dduck

dduck — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:27:55 +0000

Santorum is running out to meet the lions, it is his choice.

By: slamfu

slamfu — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:20:27 +0000

Kids go left in college because for the first time for many of them they get to go out and see how the world works a bit. New ideas, more opportunity to form their own opinions instead of the ones they are given by their parents, its only natural they undergo some pretty significant shifts in how they approach life. Of course many who become vegan muslims in their freshman year go back to their roots later, after they get a bit more life experience under their belts. Basically all I hear is Santorum complaining about “kids these days”, which is the most useless phrase ever.

And of course, he somehow lets this observation of his inform his political stances, which means he wants to make some laws regarding it. Which means anyone that wants to continue to have an opportunity to make up their own mind and live their own lives needs to stop him. Thank god we have the 1st ammendment to protect us from the Santorum’s of the world who would have us all forced to live like him in the name of religious freedom.

By: zephyr

zephyr — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:53:36 +0000

Intolerance, fear, ignorance… those are the tools American’s religious fundamentalists employ in their desire to blend religion with government. It’s nothing new (it goes back all the way to the founding of the country) but it’s disappointing and inexcusable in this day and age. Is it any wonder so many other countries look at the USA with dismay? They see a country that once held so much promise, a beacon of freedom and enlightenment. Not so much these days.

By: JeffP

JeffP — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:48:12 +0000

Yes it is amazing what free-thought can do for someone.

College? Worth every penny, if you’ve not ever had the opportunity to grasp at the big questions.

By: ShannonLeee

ShannonLeee — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:52:53 +0000

“Christians” are great at playing the persecution card…it is an essential part of the belief system.

They are constantly being fed the rubbish that Christians have never been so persecuted like they are in their time, pick a decade it is always the same line. When I respond with, “well, we aren’t slaves and we aren’t being fed to lions for entertainment purposes”, they usually don’t know how to respond.