Comments on: Republicans, The Colbert Bump & Same-Sex Marriage

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:54:28 +0000

What Runasim said. The Bible also warns us not to spare the rod with children- which is now illegal in most places, and puts women in subservient position to their husbands. This is the very thing that we are trying to fight in Afghanistan, and other ME countries.

By: runasim

runasim — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:24:17 +0000

For once, I stopped thinking about the meanings, effects and implications, and just wallowed in the pleasure of hearing Colbert express what are my own views on Biblical arguments. I'm repeatedly struck by how God and the Bible are made to prove whatever people believe anyway, because of cultural and societal influences.

Parallel contradictions exist within Islam and every other religion I can think of.
Yet, many people ignore the parallels and cling to thinking their Biblical 'proof' is inherently superior, beyond doubt and the questions of logical minds.

To be clear, I make a distinction between referring to sacred texts for inspiration leading to practices that benefit mankind (which can be freely examined and debated) and using those texts as irrefutable proof.

Go, Colbert!

By: JSpencer

JSpencer — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:47:03 +0000

“I’m a Democrat and I’d like to see more of us taking our message, taking our arguments, right out into the heart of the other side’s media message machine.”

Speaking as a voter who has supported republicans, democrats, and independents – but who has been driven closer to the democrat camp by events in recent years, I'd like to see that as well. People who are immersed primarily in a “media message machine” that reflects their own views really need to be challenged. Interesting difference in the graphs showing the “Colbert bump”. I wonder what's at the heart of that?