tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post5828261898270582314..comments2024-03-13T07:52:13.478-04:00Comments on THE SWASH ZONE: Beer, Bigots and Business(O)CT(O)PUShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post-82330698406826367432014-02-25T21:19:41.305-05:002014-02-25T21:19:41.305-05:00I'm just tired of living in a country with thi...I'm just tired of living in a country with this much ignorance and malice. If no one speaks up against I will feel very alone.rockynchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772988855661101621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post-26440671691695106972014-02-22T15:29:57.041-05:002014-02-22T15:29:57.041-05:00Yes, when it comes to the religious right, it'...Yes, when it comes to the religious right, it's TIME TO STARVE THE BEAST.<br /><br />Of course Samaritans, good or otherwise weren't Christians but Jesus' point is that refusing to help someone on religious grounds isn't religious and you'd think these damned fools would be embarrassed and afraid someone would notice that and suggest that they're about as Christian as the Ayatollah. It feels strange to have to explain this to people pretending to be Christian spokesmen, <br /><br />Actually, that parable is all one needs in response to these arrogant hatemongers, provided one understands that it's about a Samaritan because those people worshiped the same God but did not recognize the religious authority of Jerusalem. I suggest there might be a lesson here as well as one about taking God's name in vain.<br /><br />Really, aren't there some legitimate religious leaders willing to speak out and condemn this? If there are at least ten, maybe God will spare the planet. There's precedent.<br /><br />But depending on what parts of the Bible you select and what parts you ignore, the old guy doesn't like Cheeseburgers or incense or too many colors on your clothes or pictures of animals and over 600 other things which are heartily condemned and Abortion is not one of those, but it's always been about pick and choose and do as you're told by the pickers and choosers because - and repeat after me: ITS ALL ABOUT POWER AND MONEY. In principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum, amen.<br /> Capt. Fogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093968390001879062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5396840695026739991.post-47870813403539732602014-02-22T15:04:49.228-05:002014-02-22T15:04:49.228-05:00Of course the proposed Arizona bill that has passe...Of course the proposed Arizona bill that has passed both legislative houses and sits on Gov. Brewer's desk has nothing to do about "religious freedom." The same people who feel icky about doing business with gays because God doesn't like them conveniently forget that God also doesn't like people who mess with the sanctity of marriage by serially divorcing their partners. <br /><br />Now I've never heard of a devout Christian protesting about having to serve hamburgers and fries or fill medical prescriptions for say, Newt Gingrich and his third wife, Callista, but who said all these tender feeling were about religion anyway? Well, of course, the good law makers of Arizona did, and they're liars. This is about bigotry and marginalizing people they dislike. But as you so wisely point out, Capt. Fogg, when they're hit in their pocketbooks , they'll find a way to accept what was once an affront to them.<br /><br />And so it goes.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.com