tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post5133751143981297737..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: How Stupidity HappensDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-82917963370882854022008-06-06T00:35:00.000-05:002008-06-06T00:35:00.000-05:00There are too many discrepencies between the Bible...There are too many discrepencies between the Bible and their teachings for me to tolerate.<BR/><BR/>And I don't like the emphasis on ritual vs. meaning.<BR/><BR/>But that is just me being me.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-44454621101122406572008-06-04T21:05:00.000-05:002008-06-04T21:05:00.000-05:00I don't have red hair.BTW, you, too, can find trut...I don't have red hair.<BR/><BR/>BTW, you, too, can find truth. All you need is reason, the complement to Faith.<BR/><BR/>Not surprised to read that you quit the Church, Capper. But 'the Church' is not hypocritical. Some of the people IN the Church are...Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-31471163213757911262008-06-04T20:50:00.000-05:002008-06-04T20:50:00.000-05:00Of course there's no albino assassin pursuing me. ...Of course there's no albino assassin pursuing me. It's a red-haired assassin.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-17542442747524803502008-06-04T17:19:00.000-05:002008-06-04T17:19:00.000-05:00Let me put it differently:In this era, and in the ...Let me put it differently:<BR/><BR/>In this era, and in the Western World, one is free to be Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Atheist, or Elvis-worshipper. There are no albino assassins pursuing Capper or John, no yenta commandos out to kill the secularized Jews I know, and no Pomapoured Inquisitions.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, try to express a politically incorrect view in academia and see how far one gets...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194200955033642204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-16805935763590547852008-06-04T07:36:00.000-05:002008-06-04T07:36:00.000-05:00Gee, Amy, thanks for correcting my misperception. ...Gee, Amy, thanks for correcting my misperception. I thought I learned about Catholicism in the Catholic Church I used to go to.<BR/><BR/>I found the Church to be hypocritical and false. Here's a shocker for you, there are other Christians out there, that aren't Catholic. Shocking, isnt' it?<BR/><BR/>But thanks for making the assumptions of the uninformed clearer for us.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-23002332631573928282008-06-04T06:35:00.000-05:002008-06-04T06:35:00.000-05:00Fine.But there'd ultimately be no point - there is...Fine.<BR/><BR/>But there'd ultimately be no point - there <I><B>is</I></B> no point - in saying "I believe X but believe A, B and Q are also the truth." <BR/><BR/>Your view of Catholicism - with grumps and John - is based on the false, biased, and ignorant reporting of the media. And yet you called this enlightened. It isn't.<BR/><BR/>I know the alternative viewpoint, and found it sorely lacking.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913350782739004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-71190378043629006242008-06-03T22:09:00.000-05:002008-06-03T22:09:00.000-05:00Oh, we can understand, and just not agree.Oh, we can understand, and just not agree.capperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751967312821403092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-9147994703480329352008-06-03T22:05:00.000-05:002008-06-03T22:05:00.000-05:00Yes, john, we do.Folks like you and capper and gru...Yes, john, we do.<BR/><BR/>Folks like you and capper and grumps can be as jaded as you please. It's futile to try and explain things to you if you refuse to understand it.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913350782739004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-28075506980963369322008-06-03T16:24:00.000-05:002008-06-03T16:24:00.000-05:00See, Grumps! It's not an illusion! It's the Trut...See, Grumps! It's not an illusion! It's the Truth! They have a corner on Truth!Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-12936095047453990842008-06-03T15:17:00.000-05:002008-06-03T15:17:00.000-05:00The difference, quite frankly, grumps, is that Cat...The difference, quite frankly, grumps, is that Catholicism is the truth.<BR/><BR/>It actually stands for something real and everlasting, whereas the liberal group du jour will fade.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913350782739004678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-25092038177777399072008-06-03T10:40:00.000-05:002008-06-03T10:40:00.000-05:00And I will assume that you rarely show such ignora...And I will assume that you rarely show such ignorance of Catholicism.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-25711104637343807872008-06-03T10:22:00.000-05:002008-06-03T10:22:00.000-05:00I'll assume that you're posting without recognizin...I'll assume that you're posting without recognizing the irony of this versus your Catholicism posts.grumpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641174443445494464noreply@blogger.com