tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post1966090562028613774..comments2023-10-28T02:24:32.475-05:00Comments on News in a Blender: A Spiritual Look at the ElectionDeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00716267631213917643noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-65555573792131090722008-11-06T22:11:00.000-06:002008-11-06T22:11:00.000-06:00Riley,Sorry to have to point this out to you but y...Riley,<BR/><BR/>Sorry to have to point this out to you but your logic leaves a little something to be desired. You have committed the fallacy of the false dilemma. To say waging war with a nation that never attacked you is cruel and abortion is intolerable is offensive and illogical is a strange statement. THEY ARE BOTH INTOLERABLE! It is not either or. If they are not then I'm not really sure Daniel and Brittny Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495751439378953065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-70936314025708075332008-11-06T21:56:00.000-06:002008-11-06T21:56:00.000-06:00Becki, sorry for the late reply.I did not intend t...Becki, sorry for the late reply.<BR/><BR/>I did not intend to suggest that you said that the church is doing a horrible job. That was my own commentary. The fact that there is not a statistical difference between those who claim a religion or even any specific religion and those who do not is alarming. If we are supposed to be different, we're failing. If we're not, what's the point?<BR/><BR/Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129072919318983309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-74592107789742605902008-11-06T21:43:00.000-06:002008-11-06T21:43:00.000-06:00Brad,I was finally able to restore my message from...Brad,<BR/><BR/>I was finally able to restore my message from a few moons ago. My original transcript follows:<BR/><BR/><BR/>You can see all the same information on Congressional laws I can. Most of my research regarding specific laws has been done on www.senate.gov. I'd rather read it for myself than listen to a newscaster. But the other side of this is just pure and simple timing. Bush tookRileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129072919318983309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-58642644091292242532008-11-05T07:41:00.000-06:002008-11-05T07:41:00.000-06:00"I love how all you "FOLLOWERS OF GOD" are rude an..."I love how all you "FOLLOWERS OF GOD" are rude and mean!!! Its exactly why I do not go to church."<BR/><BR/>-- Get a new excuse... that one is played out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-73568632665932526582008-11-04T22:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T22:55:00.000-06:00anonymous- this is Brandie again. And I have to sa...anonymous- this is Brandie again. <BR/><BR/>And I have to say that I feel the ability to judge some people's decisions because I have walked in thier shoes... <BR/><BR/>And I don't think the point is making people feel and view things the way I do,but the way God does. And if we are Christians actively pursuing Christ than our views should line up with those of God. And we know what God wants Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-34486856244040481722008-11-04T19:35:00.000-06:002008-11-04T19:35:00.000-06:00and yes I know that my spelling is terrible:>and yes I know that my spelling is terrible:>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-83265271861653735812008-11-04T19:34:00.000-06:002008-11-04T19:34:00.000-06:00alot of people need something to believe in, i jus...alot of people need something to believe in, i just dont like judgement placed on people,(gays, someone who choose abortion,ect. you dont know a person unless you have walked in their shoes) and your right everyone is a hypocrite(including me) because I judge you(i say You meaning those who have judged) for judging others, I dont care what you beileve, as long as it doesnt hurt anyone else, but IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-91314319384868953752008-11-04T16:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T16:55:00.000-06:00Brandie,The integrity you displayed in your last r...Brandie,<BR/><BR/>The integrity you displayed in your last response was awesome. That is the type of attitude we could all learn from. <BR/><BR/>Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>If we as Christians have come off as hypocritical then I am sorry. But disagreeing with each other (even forcefully) should not make us hypocrites. Opinions about injustice run deep for all of us. Our major disagreements are about Daniel and Brittny Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495751439378953065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-30762054504531657002008-11-04T16:38:00.000-06:002008-11-04T16:38:00.000-06:00I did not mean I do not go to church because of th...I did not mean I do not go to church because of this blog, I do not go to church because of the hypocratic way that 75% people that go to church act. If someone that doesnt beileve or follow your interpretation of the bible, the are wrong, but how do you know you are sooo right? Are you God? No your nothing. Just like me. Not better, not worse. Just like me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-14099938695298152092008-11-04T10:59:00.000-06:002008-11-04T10:59:00.000-06:00Daniel. I understand what you are saying and thank...Daniel. I understand what you are saying and thank your for clarifying. And I'm sorry but I did complelety misunderstand what you were saying about the way but I also agree that the war we are fighting is not just I just thought you were comparing "war" to "abortion" and I don't feel like they are always the same. I also agree that we need to uphold God's order. Sorry that I misunderstood what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-43567980391342875332008-11-03T23:29:00.000-06:002008-11-03T23:29:00.000-06:00Ok, this is frustrating.Brandie you completely mis...Ok, this is frustrating.<BR/><BR/>Brandie you completely misrepresented EVERY SINGLE THING I SAID.<BR/><BR/> I must assume you did not read carefully what I said but responded to a 'straw man'. A 'straw man' is a logical fallacy that consists of someone constructing an argument that does not actually exist so that it sounds cool when you defeat it. <BR/><BR/>You claim that a JUST WAR is okay in Daniel and Brittny Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495751439378953065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-26235756429051395162008-11-03T22:36:00.000-06:002008-11-03T22:36:00.000-06:00Hey Destiny, This is Brandie...Maybe I'm extremely...Hey Destiny, <BR/>This is Brandie...<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm extremely uneducated about what the Bible says...but this is what I beleive to be true.<BR/><BR/>There was a recent post about how abortion is no different from war...and how God wouldn't support McCain as President because he's divorced...and that Homosexuality is not addressed in a negative way in the new testament... here is my response..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-91983774678410294582008-11-03T19:51:00.000-06:002008-11-03T19:51:00.000-06:00Anonymous kinda has a point. Sorry this has turned...Anonymous kinda has a point. <BR/><BR/>Sorry this has turned you off to God. That should be a lesson to all of us.Brad Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231322753778514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-1511839024384308342008-11-03T17:41:00.000-06:002008-11-03T17:41:00.000-06:00Well, you know what they always say, it's never po...Well, you know what they always say, it's never polite to talk about Politics or Religion... I think for the most part it's not a bad thing to be able to have a platform for people to give their opinions on everything. This is an open platform. I haven't deleted anyone's comments or regulated anything. I for one think discussions, even when they get a little mean spirited, still serve a purpose. Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716267631213917643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-74231686798728084362008-11-03T17:03:00.000-06:002008-11-03T17:03:00.000-06:00Brad, I'm not on the same computer, but I did post...Brad, I'm not on the same computer, but I did post late last night, for some reason it's not showing up. Des, maybe you know why?<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I'll see if I can recover the info from my Mac at home!Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129072919318983309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-83734402458488656032008-11-03T17:01:00.000-06:002008-11-03T17:01:00.000-06:00I love how all you "FOLLOWERS OF GOD" are rude and...I love how all you "FOLLOWERS OF GOD" are rude and mean!!! Its exactly why I do not go to church. What the world needs is love and patience. If im going to hell for that than so be it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-5971644453455450952008-11-03T15:08:00.000-06:002008-11-03T15:08:00.000-06:00YEEEAAHHHH POLITICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell me mo...YEEEAAHHHH POLITICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell me more politicians. Please can we get everyone in a round table forum and talk these issues with each other, then maybe we would be able to prove to each other our point of views. That would obviously change everyone's ideals, right??bulletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702710147539300969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-75469194877423223372008-11-03T12:43:00.000-06:002008-11-03T12:43:00.000-06:00I have never heard anything about the Obama/Odinga...I have never heard anything about the Obama/Odinga thing. Thanks for letting me know about it. I will have to look into and see what all happened with that. <BR/><BR/>I think Riley does need to state some laws passed if he is going to claim the Congress is responsible for the state the country is in today. I believe his statement to be FALSE due to my personal research and I am just asking him toBrad Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231322753778514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-21350150022352405092008-11-03T07:54:00.001-06:002008-11-03T07:54:00.001-06:00Correction: After more careful research, I admit t...Correction: After more careful research, I admit that some of my facts on the Odinga story were inaccurate, so before somebody slams me here's the truth:<BR/><BR/>Odinga and Obama are not first cousins, but are from the same Luo tribe. Not 150,000 but 1,000 were killed and 500,000 displaced from their homes. It was 2006-2007, not 2004.<BR/><BR/>Still alarming that he supported this guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-4793239532022268912008-11-03T07:54:00.000-06:002008-11-03T07:54:00.000-06:00Correction: After more careful research, I admit t...Correction: After more careful research, I admit that some of my facts on the Odinga story were inaccurate, so before somebody slams me here's the truth:<BR/><BR/>Odinga and Obama are not first cousins, but are from the same Luo tribe. Not 150,000 but 1,000 were killed and 500,000 displaced from their homes. It was 2006-2007, not 2004.<BR/><BR/>Still alarming that he supported this guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-26173548111099794642008-11-02T22:12:00.000-06:002008-11-02T22:12:00.000-06:00Pipers mom- thanks for the scripture reference, I ...Pipers mom- thanks for the scripture reference, I definitely agree that the unborn could be included among “the least of these”—even ghandi knew that (he said “a nation’s greatness is directly related to how it treats its weakest members” or something like that).<BR/><BR/>Daniel- maybe there’s no such thing as the “vote of God” but I definitely think there is a possibility that one of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-25487437269310789552008-11-01T14:03:00.000-05:002008-11-01T14:03:00.000-05:00Wow. That is it! That is exactly how I feel. Danie...Wow. That is it! That is exactly how I feel. Daniel, I really would like to sit and talk with you man. <BR/><BR/>I have learned a lesson with this blog and its that saying things with Grace and knowledge goes so much farther than anger. I apologize for being such an ass in my comments to certain people.Brad Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231322753778514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-35927855826843842512008-10-31T17:39:00.000-05:002008-10-31T17:39:00.000-05:00This blog could actually be helpful (in my opinion...This blog could actually be helpful (in my opinion) if we all realized that no matter who we vote for we could all realize ten years from now we voted for the wrong guy. It is okay to have opinions on politics but it is much more helpful (I think) to have people to talk to that hold different opinions. Life sure feels much more real when you allow love to better differences between you and a Daniel and Brittny Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495751439378953065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-45651590044607295742008-10-31T16:47:00.000-05:002008-10-31T16:47:00.000-05:00Daniel- I stand firmly by my statement saying that...Daniel- I stand firmly by my statement saying that abortion grieves the heart of God, as well as all innocent shedding of blood. So I guess we can say we agree to an extent. However war is war and it's not pleasant and innocent lives are lost as unnecessary casualties. It's hard for me to equate the two though and so I won't even go there as it's just my personal opinion and it's too easy to Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716267631213917643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2690176704259339657.post-32023069930442688212008-10-31T16:41:00.000-05:002008-10-31T16:41:00.000-05:00Thank you!Thank you!Brad Shullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231322753778514277noreply@blogger.com