Comments on: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rich http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1821 rich Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:01:17 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1821 I just noticed the Susan B. Anthony quote on your site, I like it. I just noticed the Susan B. Anthony quote on your site, I like it.

]]> By: rich http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1820 rich Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:55:56 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1820 I think moderate Christians receive their share of coverage in the media, except they do not invoke the name of God nearly so often in their discussion of politics, and so we do not associate them with religion in our minds (just a theory). I think moderate Christians receive their share of coverage in the media, except they do not invoke the name of God nearly so often in their discussion of politics, and so we do not associate them with religion in our minds (just a theory).

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1819 Cara Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:03:11 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1819 Thanks for making this point, Katie. As an atheist who feels like she is constantly surrounded by religious nutbags in a country that's turning into a theocracy, it's good to have a clear reminder that there are, in fact, reasonable and rational believers out there. It would be nice if the media picked up on that every so often, too. Thanks for making this point, Katie. As an atheist who feels like she is constantly surrounded by religious nutbags in a country that’s turning into a theocracy, it’s good to have a clear reminder that there are, in fact, reasonable and rational believers out there. It would be nice if the media picked up on that every so often, too.

]]> By: katie http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1816 katie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:19:29 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/2007/10/26/be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comment-1816 Wow... I am a Christian and that first article made me sick! It makes me sad that this is the face that most people see Christians as. "In its place will be a country so suffused with God and the free market that the social fabric of the last hundred years -- schools, Social Security, welfare -- will be privatized or simply done away with. There will be no abortions; sex will be confined to heterosexual marriage. Men will lead families, mothers will tend children, and big business and the church will take care of all." All I can think of is where is the freedom that this country stands for... that kind of policy is what made our ancestors come here in the first place. I remember one time in the University I went to, (christian college) we had a guest speaker. he asked the students to raise their hands if they voted for bush. most students did. then he asked how many voted for him for his worship style. again most hands were raised. At this point I stood up and walked out of the room. What is it about these people that they shut off their brains when politics and religion collide? I am a christian and I make rational choices about who and what I vote for. It isn't hard! Wow… I am a Christian and that first article made me sick! It makes me sad that this is the face that most people see Christians as.
“In its place will be a country so suffused with God and the free market that the social fabric of the last hundred years — schools, Social Security, welfare — will be privatized or simply done away with. There will be no abortions; sex will be confined to heterosexual marriage. Men will lead families, mothers will tend children, and big business and the church will take care of all.”
All I can think of is where is the freedom that this country stands for… that kind of policy is what made our ancestors come here in the first place.

I remember one time in the University I went to, (christian college) we had a guest speaker. he asked the students to raise their hands if they voted for bush. most students did. then he asked how many voted for him for his worship style. again most hands were raised. At this point I stood up and walked out of the room. What is it about these people that they shut off their brains when politics and religion collide? I am a christian and I make rational choices about who and what I vote for. It isn’t hard!

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