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We'll see what happens today...but I'm certainly interested. PLEASE read this article...it's the least biased I think I've ever read towards those of us who love Jesus AND others (which I'm pretty sure was the original intent of the whole thing). Enjoy...
New York Times Article
February 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Andrew,
A timely and interesting aticle.
As "you folks" say ; ) , let me "testify" here:
Indeed, while not myself a "Liberal", I am guilty of painting all Evangelists, ok, let me be totally honest ... all Christians ... with the same brush.
Pat Robertson / Jerry Falwell / Fred Phelps /Benny Hinn /[add the name of your favorite right wing, theocracy suborning, politically motivated, money grubbing, science hating, intolerant, holier than thou hypocritical religious extremist here] have made a virtually indelible impression (and not agood one) on a lot of people, me included. Much of the recent increase in atheist activism can be attributed to those extremeists, as non-believers perceived a threat to their freedoms, indeed their very status as Americans (George Bush Snr's statement that he dosesn't "consider atheists patriots, and maybe not even citizens", is symptomatic of that threat.)
People like you and Joyce have demonstrated better than anyone that my broad stroke perception of all Christians was both unfair and innaccurate. That rational thought can be part and parcel to religious devotion is a fact, and more prevelant perhaps than I thought.
Hopefully, as President Carter said a year ago, the time of the right wing fanatical religious zealot is fading from politics, it's age at an end. One can only hope.
If now (or if always but now more visibly) the efforts of Evangelicals, and Christians as a whole, is to "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's", and instead to assume the gentler kinder side of their belief system, no one can be more respectful of that kind of humanitarianism, service to mankind, and self sacrifice than I.
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February 5, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Andrew,
This is a really great article. Thanks for passing it along. Would you mind if I posted it on my own blog? top
February 6, 2008 at 8:38 AM
Hump,
Thanks.
Joyce,
Yes!
Love,
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February 6, 2008 at 11:38 AM
I assumed that your enthusiastic "Yes!" meant "Yes, please post it!" and not "Yes, I mind!"
So I posted it. Haha.
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February 6, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Joyce,
Ya know, if you need ideas for your blog, you're always free to borrow from mine.
Heheheh! :D
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