Freerain on Politics and Religion

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Facing Reality--Brutality of Compassion?

As our righteous leader, GWB, fantasized early in his first term to bring democracy and freedom to the Middle East by ousting the "brutal dictator" Saddam, he also spouted anthems of Iraqi's in the streets of Bagdad waving American flags and throwing flowers at the soldiers feet. The victory would be quick and democracy would be flourishing in short order. His path to success was Shock and Awe, hundreds of bombs dropped on civilization indiscriminately obliterating the civilians with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 20, 2004

Satan and the Devil is your Conscience

Here is my comment to Westwind for his recent post: Some interesting posts, West, are you "loosing your religion?" I hope so--we don't need it, really. Perhaps the "devil" is a part of our conscience, that which helps us think and feel what it is we desire--all the more would priest try and villify such a presence in the heart and mind of mankind. To be sheep and follow the will of the priest and keep the business prosperous, making our nature a fault and perpetual failure to be "like God" would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 9, 2004

Kooka: Freedom of Religion is NOT what Christians practice

My comment to Kooka for his recent post: Why is it your concern Rreedom of Religion is NOT what Christians practice, yet they hold to their own right to do and say whatever they want, to whoever will hold still long enough. Having been a Christian, I understand the gnawing influence that religious experience plays on its members. The Bible is full of abusive language for those who "let" the standards of God slip and alow tolerance to flourish. From the destruction of Sodom and Gemhorra, to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 3, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best: Question 8

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No--but you can comment beyond your vote, if you want to Is it morally right for anyone to lie, exaggerate or deceive others? Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 28, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best: Question 7

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No--but you can comment beyond your vote, if you want to Question 7: Is it morally right to take care of the sick, affirmed, weak within your community? Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 21, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best Question 6

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No--but you can comment beyond your vote, if you want to Is is morally right for someone to take your life away from you? Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best Question 5

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No--but you can comment beyond your vote, if you want to is it morally right for someone to own the life of another person? Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 15, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best Question 4

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No--but you can comment beyond your vote, if you want to Question 4: Is it morally right for someone to tell you what you can or cannot say? Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 11, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best Question 3

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No. Question 3: Is it morally right for another person to tell you what can or cannot read? Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best Question 2

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No. Question 2: Is it morally right for another person to tell you what can or cannot think or imagin? Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 8, 2004

Morality is what we agree is best

Gather 'round folks, fill up the seats, we're gonna establish our moral values so that we can better our society. For all here, you get to be the lawmakers. The voting is simple, either Yes or No. First question of morality: Is it morally right for your neighbor or anyone else, coming into your bedroom at night and telling you who you can share your bed with or what you can do while you are in your bed, by yourself? Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 5, 2004

May the FORCE be known

Our experimentation in Democracy, or rather, a representative Republic, is ever evolving--much as societies of history attest to for thousands of years. There is a pattern to human behavior, like there is to nature, the solar system, the functioning of any thing within the universe. Atheist call it evolution when discussing the physical realm. But there is some ambivilance when discussing society and its construction-destruction-reconstruction habits. I call it FORCE. People are, by nature, able... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2004

George W. Bush BELIEVES we'll all be dead---if you vote for him--

For Bush fans, look beyond the deception that has been laid on you over the last four years and see just where the Bush Plan for the World is going to take us--faith aside, or maybe because of it, I hope not, humanity is on the brink of distruction-- we need to step back and consider the long range consequence of what military action in the world means. Knowing that North Korea was a danger he taunted them and then ignored them. Knowing that Islam fundalmentalism was the greatest threat to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 21, 2004

A Prosperous or Limited Future

In these last days before the election, I’ve listened to all of the debates, all the commercials heaped upon the media to captured audiences, the pundents and jabber over who would be the best man for the job of “Commander in Chief” and which policies would improve the welfare of Americans and the security of the world. I was about to shut the whole thing down, having long ago decided that Kerry was the choice I would be making. Then I caught a C-span program which hosted Noam Chomsky, author of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2004

A response to Kooka

Kooka, what are you thinking? "If there truly is A god then would it not make sense for it to come down and fine a new prophet to write corrected Bible that would be more literal and therefore clearer to us. Yet the Biblical God does not seem to understand such logic. Very strange indeed." You just made the validation for the Mormons. I used to be associated with this branch of the Christian Cult, so I could see it right away. Surely you've heard the story of Joseph Smith and his revelation of... Sign in to see full entry.

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