1. If you meet a religious person, (i.e. george bush) kill them.
2. If you meet a greedy person, (i.e. donald trump) kill them.
3. If you meet a stupid person (non-religious) educate them (if this fails return to step 1).
4. If you meet an apathetic person, encourage them (if this fails return to step 3).
5. Band together in great human unity with all living things.
6. Repeat.

I think we need to know what that faction is thinking. It needs to be out in the light of day. I don’t see anything wrong with exposing these things.

…the Spanish Inquisition and Dark Ages…

…kill it before it grows…

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All I can say to this is…OVER MY DEAD BODY, NEWT. The only way that these pseudo-Christians could ever (if you’ll pardon the pun) have a prayer of getting me to adopt their intolerant belief system is by pressing the business end of a gun to my head…and frankly, if I were forced to choose between being like them and being dead, I think I’d prefer to have them shoot me.

How groups like this can hang onto their non-profit status as churches when they are actually political organizations is something that should be addressed seriously.

Separation of church and state is the foundation of American greatness. Free to practice your religion, not free to politicise your beliefs and supress others who do not believe as you do. This worked well for 200 years, so true conservatives would support this. The Christianists are radical because of this stance.

I appreciate the response. I was hoping that wouldn’t go unanswered. It still posed two more points from me (as I try to dodge my boss’ eyes here in my cube and type back).

First, do religious people (pick your poison) not desire to convert people to their religion? Do people of religion not look for opportunities to share their faith or religion? Focusing on what you’ve highlighted from the adulterer’s speech, it now seems to me that Newt was just dropping a line to stroke an audience. A line he knew they’d enjoy. Which brings me to my second point.

Clearly I don’t believe Newt’s wrong in the thought that Falwell’s death will have a major impact on religious people sharing what they believe with others. (Quite possibly it could be contrary to that as Christians may find an opportunity through Falwell’s death to share what they believe when talking about daily events/news, etc.) So, I am still under the impression that the only reason TP posted this article is because they know that the readers of this site would generally not like Newt and not enjoy the teachings and preachings of Jerry Falwell. Again I have to refer to flag burning. Admittedly I was being facetious when I asked what TP was hiding, but I am serious (and seriously disappointed) in questioning why TP posted this. It was only to feed the masses what they want to hear, but not necessarily something that is helpful.

But that’s just me.

Democratic Sycamore

“Anybody on the left who hopes that when people like Reverend Falwell disappear that the opportunity to convert all of America has gone with them fundamentally misunderstands why institutions like this were created,” Gingrich said.

It’s not Falwell, it’s “the opportunity to convert all of America” that’s the problem.

“At the same time the Rev. Jerry Falwell was accusing pagans, abortionists, feminists, gays, lesbians, the ACLU and People For the American Way of sharing responsibility for the 9/11 attack the televangelist owed over one million dollars in unpaid loans to the owner of the terror flight school in Florida which trained Mohamed Atta and Marwan Al-Shehhi.”

http://www.madcowprod.com/05182007.html

Shame on ThinkProgress. TP knew their audience would get excited and riled up over this post. TP is taking advantage of its audience the same way some moron Republican wants to talk about 9/11 or flag burning when they don’t want someone to pay attention to something else. This begs the question…

What is TP doing that they don’t want us to know?

WHEN A PERSON TALKS TO GOD THAT’S CALLED PRAYING.

WHEN GOD TALKS TO A PERSON THAT’S CALLED MENTAL ILLNESS.

Funda M-E-N-T-A-L ism? Hmmmmmmm! Not only is our president mentally ill but I think Newt is, too.

Newsweek has a current article proclaiming that President George W. Bush is mentally ill. Apparently not just a little mentally ill, but FUNDAMENTALLY MENTALLY ILL?? I think so!

I came to that conclusion many years ago. I just sense that his mental state is unbalanced.

This writer mentions Bush’s denial in spite of the alarm bells ringing loud and clear. I think the constant state of denial is true but there’s a little more to story. Bush somehow believes everything is going to be okay in the end, because someone has always come to his rescue.

He failed in the business world time-after-time, and then his father’s rich friends came to his rescue. He turned $600,000 into $15,000,000. Wonderful!

He lost the 2000 presidential election, but the Supreme Court came to rescue. Wonderful!

His first term in office was a disaster, but Karl Rove came to rescue. Wonderful!

So naturally Bush is thinking that the Iraq War will eventually have a good ending. No! No! This hole just keeps getting deeper and deeper. NOT SO WONDERFUL!!!!

Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) — May 21, 2007 @ 1:23 pm

Exactly!

The only way to resolve this dilemma is to force everyone in the country to accept the fundamentalist’s version of the personal savior, and then there will no longer be a distinction between the personal and public.

Keep preaching to the 25% that still can’t figure out your just another huckster working the God-con. Run Newt, run!

Comment by SKdeA — May 21, 2007 @ 12:34 pm

There’s an interesting article in Amartya Sen’s The Argumentative Indian about secularism in India, in which he defines secularism as being not areligious, but simply recognizing all religions rather than only one. A “secular” public event in India can feature speeches by Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, and Jainist representatives. I like to think of myself as that type of radical secularist.

This is the exact opposite viewpoint of the Gingriches and the Falwells and the people who founded the Moron Magnet.