Comments on: Talking God http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/talking-god Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:07:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: DrGail http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/talking-god#comment-36289 DrGail Thu, 15 May 2008 14:41:40 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4158#comment-36289 I think one of the ways to drive a wedge between the GOP and the evangelicals lies with the "stewardship of the earth" concept. Except for the flat-earth society folks who say "global warming? what global warming?", it's pretty easy to recognize that the pollution and wanton expansion into habitats and so forth are having a long-term deleterious effect on our planet. Just ask the hunters and fishermen. The disappearance of honeybee colonies, precipitous decline in salmon populations, and all the weird shit going on with hermaphroditic amphibians are also strong wake-up calls. Of course, we have to overcome the IRS' bias in investigating churches that, for example, have Barack Obama speak about the role of faith in public life, yet look the other way when the ministers organize parishioners to campaign for Republicans. I think one of the ways to drive a wedge between the GOP and the evangelicals lies with the “stewardship of the earth” concept. Except for the flat-earth society folks who say “global warming? what global warming?”, it’s pretty easy to recognize that the pollution and wanton expansion into habitats and so forth are having a long-term deleterious effect on our planet. Just ask the hunters and fishermen. The disappearance of honeybee colonies, precipitous decline in salmon populations, and all the weird shit going on with hermaphroditic amphibians are also strong wake-up calls.

Of course, we have to overcome the IRS’ bias in investigating churches that, for example, have Barack Obama speak about the role of faith in public life, yet look the other way when the ministers organize parishioners to campaign for Republicans.

]]> By: Kyle E. Moore http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/talking-god#comment-36185 Kyle E. Moore Thu, 15 May 2008 03:25:08 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4158#comment-36185 Waddup D! Yeah... K-Pax... mediocre movie, brilliant quote. "Only your Jesus and Buddah were close, but no one listened to what they had to say anyway." It's sad, but a movie quote had a serious effect on how I approach faith and religion. Waddup D!

Yeah… K-Pax… mediocre movie, brilliant quote.

“Only your Jesus and Buddah were close, but no one listened to what they had to say anyway.”

It’s sad, but a movie quote had a serious effect on how I approach faith and religion.

]]> By: Dynamic http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/05/talking-god#comment-36180 Dynamic Thu, 15 May 2008 02:56:36 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4158#comment-36180 It constantly amazes me that the Christian vote isn't firmly in the liberal camp. I identify myself as a fairly devout Christian, certainly a very spiritual person, and it shocks my senses to hear people proclaim their faith in the same breath as they wish for the death of entire peoples, or try to tell me that God wants you to love your neighbour, unless your neighbour happens to be of the same sex. It simply doesn't make any sense to me. Although I cannot claim to know the mind of God with complete certainty (another lesson the "Religious Right" would do well to remember), I have to concur - Jesus is the ultimate liberal. He hates war, opposes human death at all times, and would never tell two people that they shouldn't love. He stands up for the poor and the oppressed, He urges justice for all, and He teaches forgiveness and peace, even - especially - in the face of anger and hate. He also kicked the moneychangers and elders out of the temple, standing firm on the first wall between church and state. I have no doubt He's one of us, though I suppose I could be wrong. No lightning so far, though. :lol: It constantly amazes me that the Christian vote isn’t firmly in the liberal camp. I identify myself as a fairly devout Christian, certainly a very spiritual person, and it shocks my senses to hear people proclaim their faith in the same breath as they wish for the death of entire peoples, or try to tell me that God wants you to love your neighbour, unless your neighbour happens to be of the same sex. It simply doesn’t make any sense to me.

Although I cannot claim to know the mind of God with complete certainty (another lesson the “Religious Right” would do well to remember), I have to concur - Jesus is the ultimate liberal. He hates war, opposes human death at all times, and would never tell two people that they shouldn’t love. He stands up for the poor and the oppressed, He urges justice for all, and He teaches forgiveness and peace, even - especially - in the face of anger and hate.

He also kicked the moneychangers and elders out of the temple, standing firm on the first wall between church and state.

I have no doubt He’s one of us, though I suppose I could be wrong.

No lightning so far, though. :lol:

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