Comments on: What Lauren Learned http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Friendly Atheist » Welcome to the Intersection of Church and State http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-178295 Friendly Atheist » Welcome to the Intersection of Church and State Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:00:58 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-178295 [...] also received some words of wisdom from her predecessor, Lauren Smith: My predecessor, Lauren, advised me not to be surprised by the communications coming into our [...] [...] also received some words of wisdom from her predecessor, Lauren Smith: My predecessor, Lauren, advised me not to be surprised by the communications coming into our [...]

]]> By: Lauren Smith http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160611 Lauren Smith Sun, 04 May 2008 18:36:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160611 Thanks for sharing my story with your readers, Friendly Atheist! - Lauren Thanks for sharing my story with your readers, Friendly Atheist!

- Lauren

]]> By: Secular Dignity http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160355 Secular Dignity Sat, 03 May 2008 21:40:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160355 Maybe they don't <strong>always</strong> say they are "real Americans", but it seems to be a common refrain. I am sure you are aware of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_United_States_Senate_election%2C_2006#Allen.27s_Macaca_controversy" rel="nofollow">George Allen</a>'s "macaca" moment: <em>Let's give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.</em> Maybe they don’t always say they are “real Americans”, but it seems to be a common refrain.

I am sure you are aware of George Allen‘s “macaca” moment: Let’s give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.

]]> By: Linda http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160307 Linda Sat, 03 May 2008 19:21:14 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160307 <blockquote>Writerdd said, Sure, there will always be some conservative Christians, as there were before the 1970s, but as a movement or an institution, I think the religious right is already past its heyday and will continue to wane in power. The religious right is much smaller than what is publicly acknowledged already. They just have a collective big mouth.</blockquote> I agree. And I would guess the Christians that do not have that same agenda far out-number the ones that do. <blockquote>Secular Dignity said, Why do religious and/or small town people always refer to themselves as “Real Americans”?</blockquote> "Always?" :-?

Writerdd said,

Sure, there will always be some conservative Christians, as there were before the 1970s, but as a movement or an institution, I think the religious right is already past its heyday and will continue to wane in power. The religious right is much smaller than what is publicly acknowledged already. They just have a collective big mouth.

I agree. And I would guess the Christians that do not have that same agenda far out-number the ones that do.

Secular Dignity said,

Why do religious and/or small town people always refer to themselves as “Real Americans”?

“Always?” :-?

]]> By: Secular Dignity http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160260 Secular Dignity Sat, 03 May 2008 15:45:34 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160260 Why do religious and/or small town people always refer to themselves as "Real Americans"? Why do religious and/or small town people always refer to themselves as “Real Americans”?

]]> By: writerdd http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160212 writerdd Sat, 03 May 2008 11:42:45 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160212 I don't know. There will always be all kinds of people with different viewpoints and there will always be reactionaries, but I think the religious right -- that is the marriage of evangelical Christianity with extremist right-wing politics -- is a temporary phenomena. Sure, there will always be some conservative Christians, as there were before the 1970s, but as a movement or an institution, I think the religious right is already past its heyday and will continue to wane in power. The religious right is much smaller than what is publicly acknowledged already. They just have a collective big mouth. The media needs to stop listening to them and giving them a voice. And other groups, such as atheists, need to start being more vocal and forcing the media to give us a voice as well. I don’t know. There will always be all kinds of people with different viewpoints and there will always be reactionaries, but I think the religious right — that is the marriage of evangelical Christianity with extremist right-wing politics — is a temporary phenomena. Sure, there will always be some conservative Christians, as there were before the 1970s, but as a movement or an institution, I think the religious right is already past its heyday and will continue to wane in power. The religious right is much smaller than what is publicly acknowledged already. They just have a collective big mouth. The media needs to stop listening to them and giving them a voice. And other groups, such as atheists, need to start being more vocal and forcing the media to give us a voice as well.

]]> By: mikespeir http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160197 mikespeir Sat, 03 May 2008 10:49:43 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160197 I agree that the religious right will never go away. But I think it could become much more marginal in our society. In fact, it probably will, barring some kind of catastrophic social downturn. Crises like that tend to drive people back into the fold. I agree that the religious right will never go away. But I think it could become much more marginal in our society. In fact, it probably will, barring some kind of catastrophic social downturn. Crises like that tend to drive people back into the fold.

]]> By: Greta Christina http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160148 Greta Christina Sat, 03 May 2008 06:06:37 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/05/02/what-lauren-learned/#comment-160148 "I hate your souls with a white-hot, fire-breathing passion…..May all of you burn in a Living, Eternal Hellfire….Eat the flames of Hell, you rotten [bleep].” I'm sure that's exactly the email Jesus would send. “I hate your souls with a white-hot, fire-breathing passion…..May all of you burn in a Living, Eternal Hellfire….Eat the flames of Hell, you rotten [bleep].”

I’m sure that’s exactly the email Jesus would send.

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