tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post5163140819174473876..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Evangelical Christianity Off the Rails - UpdatedThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83187424063719439782019-11-02T08:06:25.088-07:002019-11-02T08:06:25.088-07:00I follow Hayhoe on twitter but had no idea about t...I follow Hayhoe on twitter but had no idea about the religious angle.<br /><br />This is why 'they' don't want to teach 'arts' in school anymore. <br />Many folk, saw it coming ....<br /><br />"When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."<br />apocryphal quote 'from' Sinclair Lewis.<br /><br />"But when fascism comes it will not be in the form of an anti-American movement or pro-Hitler bund, practicing disloyalty. Nor will it come in the form of a crusade against war. It will appear rather in the luminous robes of flaming patriotism; it will take some genuinely indigenous shape and color, and it will spread only because its leaders, who are not yet visible, will know how to locate the great springs of public opinion and desire and the streams of thought that flow from them and will know how to attract to their banners leaders who can command the support of the controlling minorities in American public life. The danger lies not so much in the would-be Fuhrers who may arise, but in the presence in our midst of certainly deeply running currents of hope and appetite and opinion. The war upon fascism must be begun there."<br /> John Thomas Flynn’s As We Go Marching, published in 1944Northern PoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04670080478290108536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-79635689467271917692019-11-02T07:35:01.854-07:002019-11-02T07:35:01.854-07:00.. this whole psychodrama disgusts me..
Lorne ove..... this whole psychodrama disgusts me.. <br />Lorne over at his Indy blog Politics and its Discontents has long led a charge questioning lack of critical thinking in politics and the base of certain Political Parties. Your blog among others.. like Owen at Northern Reflections or Climenhaga, Babel By At The Bay strike at the discouraging ignorance of voters and how they are played, groomed, gooned by shallow political opportunists.. and Organized Crime.. (sorry I mean Religion.. my iPad jammed is my excuse)<br /><br />This ties into the anti-gay factions and racism, the so called 'nationalism', the white supremacists, the extreme partisanship.. you name it. what the f#*k is with 'Conversion Therapy - will they do Over The Cuckoos Nest doink electroshock or bare bum spanking to humiliate and rescusitate 'straightness' or faith in Jehoba ? Look back to the residential schools outrageous religious fervour, crusading under the banner of the politics of the day, the extirmination of First Nations people, the banning of potluck, the 'Dominionism' ! We still have 'Monarchists' today, Hell, we see a Queen in England ! Eminant Domain !<br /><br />We end up with creeps like Tom Flanagan or Ken Boessenkool, Jason Kenney, Stephen Harper, Ray Novak or Stephen Lecce, Arthur Hamilton. BTW can anyone aside from you, name the three out of seven 'Conservatives' I just mentioned.. who signed The Alberta Firewall Letter re Alberta Separation almost 20 years ago ?? Scheer is just a greasy political animal and welfare queen weeny.. Arthur Hamilton is a fervour overloaded extreme partisan & Canadian sellout extrordinaire.. saving 'his last breath' for Jeebuz and his dark lord Harper<br /><br />The extreme partisas, the evangelicals with their invisible friend upstairs, the faux, failed, flailing, the psychotic incels, the crude adamant pro-life are astonishing to this farm boy.. in the level of corruption they will rationalize as 'the Holy Bible, The Word of God, a sacred mission, Jesus whispered their ear.. its crazy & man ploughed the earth behind teams of Hairy Mammoth or Brontosaurus. How many of the Ten Commandments has Donald Trump not broken ?? In Canada, the pro-life are fully intent on capturing all Conservative riding campaigns by the expediency of massive retail membership drives, to ensure that only pro-life candidates are nominated. They see it as 'Their Crusade' - their task or opportunity to take down the infidels.. convert the heathens, save souls... The Grail even<br /><br />Maybe they could be less like 'wood chipper' 750 $ hour partisan extremist lawyer Arthur Hamilton.. and emulate Jane Philpott, or David Lewis.. forget about The Rapture.. and donating to Israel.. love their neighbor instead.. work on humble, compassion, critical thinking or reading.. awareness, their backyard.. and actually 'raise their children' instead of hiring nannies from far away nations and cultures.. If you're so pro oil, pro-life.. why not relearn to walk.. or swim, volunteer for society, not for extreme twisted political asshats<br />I have a fab old friend who's an alcoholic, drug addicted alcoholic.. yes I said it twice. He struggles, but has a gift for music. Despite his struggles, he still gets a humungous tractor trailer or two, team of well paid pro drivers who love him too.. and delivers complete sets of hockey equipment, skates - figure and hockey from folks like me and my friends.. and a zillion others.. to remote First Nations kids.. and don't think those unrefrigerated trailers aint stuffed with fresh fruit, fish, fowl, canned goods, pencils, paints, music, used iPods with chargers, CD's, jeans, dresses, blankets.. God bless Johnny.. He runs, he skates, he struggles, he tries with the devil on his tail.. but he has the BIG HEART .. walks the walk, not the talkthe salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-27369774130641197392019-11-01T17:22:24.033-07:002019-11-01T17:22:24.033-07:00Owen, I suspect that, had the industrialists not i...Owen, I suspect that, had the industrialists not imagined how to game fundamentalist Christianity for their personal benefit, the separation of church and state would remain intact. There was a reason they chose evangelists over Episcopalians, Catholics or Presbyterians. I suspect they wanted a fringe sect, one that freely took theological liberties with the New Testament, that would collaborate with them. Now I'm wondering whether this hellish marriage explains the American government's hands-off approach to these evangelical hustlers, especially the TV types who prey on a naive public.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-80472952462132398632019-11-01T17:11:42.085-07:002019-11-01T17:11:42.085-07:00The American Founders were skeptical of organized ...The American Founders were skeptical of organized religion, Mound, even as they guaranteed the freedom to practise whatever religion you chose. But, contrary to popular belief, they never saw their new country as a "Christian nation."Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com