Comments on: Reverend Needs a History Lesson

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:43:20 +0000

It’s best not to use his name. He might see it in the “Recent Comments” box and come over to infest this posting. Use “Trollannosaurus Rex,” or “The SteamTroller,” or “He Who Must Not Be Fed.”

Thanks for the tip, Richard. And yet another fine parody.

By: J. J. Ramsey

J. J. Ramsey — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:21:53 +0000

Calling Thomas Jefferson a deist isn't quite accurate. He was obviously no orthodox Christian, but his views were a little more complicated than that of a watchmaker God. See the comments of Ed Brayton's post "Judge Jones on the Founding Fathers".

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:50:55 +0000

Thanks Keith.
There’s another song parody I did last night. I’m really making fun of the others who keep getting suckered into endlessly feeding the troll but they just don’t get it. If nobody responds to him, after ten or twenty more comments he’ll shrivel up and die.

It’s best not to use his name. He might see it in the “Recent Comments” box and come over to infest this posting. Use “Trollannosaurus Rex,” or “The SteamTroller,” or “He Who Must Not Be Fed.”

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:26:07 +0000

Hemant, nice job on the article … very well thought out.

BTW, Richard, you’re comedy over on Badger’s lair had me rolling on the floor. I’ll never listen to rawhide the same way again.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:55:31 +0000

What’s the badger count?

edit:

Never mind, I just figured out what you are talking about. That guys pretty long winded huh?

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:43:15 +0000

globalizati, we’re all very grateful to you and the other intrepid troll trackers for keeping Trollanosaurus Rex occupied over at that other posting. As long as he stays there and doesn’t wander around, fine.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:40:13 +0000

The Badger Count:
41,989 words (~112 pages)

LOL, wow, is he still going?

By: globalizati

globalizati — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:22:00 +0000

The Badger Count:
41,989 words (~112 pages)

By: Darryl

Darryl — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:30:59 +0000

This message needs to be heard often in order to counteract, if possible, the propaganda from the religious right. The myth of a Christian founding has become a part of the faith, of the theology, of fundamentalists now. It’s a product of the intrusion of religion into politics. I think a history of this time will show the disastrous results of this intrusion. The fundies are just too hyped and too stupid to see the obvious warning signs that are already present.

Both of these men were Naturalistic in their views, and most of our founding fathers were of the Age of Enlightenment.

In the wake of the headlines and the conflicts we are experiencing currently, I believe we are overdue for a revisitation of the Age of Enlightenment. After all, it is the rationale and logic of the men of this age that spawned our nation… so, I guess it could be said that ours is a nation built upon the foundation of Reason and Enlightenment.

I am reminded often, when I hear our “leaders” pontificate from Washington, how shallow, empty, and stupid our leaders are compared to our Founding Fathers. The argument can be made that intellectually we are and have been in decline since the early 19th century. Jefferson was right when he guessed that the Republic which the Fathers bequeathed us wouldn’t last longer than 100 years.
There is never greater philosophical clarity and ideological fervor than at the beginning of a great project. Would anyone doubt that the Fathers would rip us all a new one if they could see what our nation has become?

By: Justin Allen

Justin Allen — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:20:15 +0000

thanks for submitting such a letter in response to a continued underlying desire on the part of christians for there to be a connection between church and state. as a jesus follower myself i do not want there to be a connection between church and state–”W” has already proved that the connection can be destructive.