Comments on: Bobby Jindal Uses State Funds to Travel to and Speak at Churches http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 08:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: james http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-366808 james Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:19:00 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-366808 liberals are so threatened by jindal. Next it'll be a 2 hour discussion on msnbc about how much state money he spends on the tuna sandwiches he ate for lunch while visiting the churchs. oh please people!!! this man is a good intelligent soul and LA is blessed to have him resurrecting the state to where it ought to be. liberals are so threatened by jindal. Next it’ll be a 2 hour discussion on msnbc about how much state money he spends on the tuna sandwiches he ate for lunch while visiting the churchs. oh please people!!! this man is a good intelligent soul and LA is blessed to have him resurrecting the state to where it ought to be.

]]> By: Curtis http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-359645 Curtis Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:07 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-359645 My question is whether his visit were only to churches or was he doing a state tour. If he visited a church in the morning, a school in the afternoon and a chamber of commerce in the evening, I think state money would be OK. For good or for bad, churches are frequently the center of a community. If he is only visiting churches, taking state money would be illegal. My question is whether his visit were only to churches or was he doing a state tour. If he visited a church in the morning, a school in the afternoon and a chamber of commerce in the evening, I think state money would be OK. For good or for bad, churches are frequently the center of a community.

If he is only visiting churches, taking state money would be illegal.

]]> By: Neon Genesis http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-359556 Neon Genesis Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:01:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-359556 <blockquote>I don’t see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It’s no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he’s your God.</blockquote>Are you implicating Bobby Jindal is your god and you're committing blasphemy by worshiping another god other than Yahweh? And so what if Obama uses tax payers' money for his personal use and to promote religion? How does one political party using tax payers' money to promote religion justify the other party doing the same thing? Just because Obama might do the same thing does not mean it's ok for Jindal to do it. What it does mean is that it's wrong for both of them to do it and they should both be called out on it when they do do this but this is apparently too hard of a concept for you to grasp.

I don’t see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It’s no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he’s your God.

Are you implicating Bobby Jindal is your god and you’re committing blasphemy by worshiping another god other than Yahweh? And so what if Obama uses tax payers’ money for his personal use and to promote religion? How does one political party using tax payers’ money to promote religion justify the other party doing the same thing? Just because Obama might do the same thing does not mean it’s ok for Jindal to do it. What it does mean is that it’s wrong for both of them to do it and they should both be called out on it when they do do this but this is apparently too hard of a concept for you to grasp.

]]> By: Mitur Binesderti http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358731 Mitur Binesderti Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:12:42 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358731 Yeah, I don't see any problem with it. If he wants to rape and murder children then that's his right and if you don't like you should just vote him out. That's how crime is dealt with right? Except of course later on we'll be told that it happened in the past and we're just bringing it up for political reasons. Yeah, I don’t see any problem with it. If he wants to rape and murder children then that’s his right and if you don’t like you should just vote him out. That’s how crime is dealt with right?

Except of course later on we’ll be told that it happened in the past and we’re just bringing it up for political reasons.

]]> By: medussa http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358237 medussa Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:35:59 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358237 Jeremy, it's called breaking the law. Just because you see no problem with it doesn't discount the fact that it is against the law to use taxpayer money for private visits. And considering how tight money is these days, it's twice as important to be clear about where it is spent. And seeing as how he is an elected representative of the State, he at one point swore an oath to uphold the laws of this same state. He probably even put his hand on the bible to swear that oath. As for Obama, I voted for the man, and still have fairly high hopes for his administration to pull us out of this mess were in and to reverse some of the damage BushCo created. This does not make him my god. Either you are an idiot for believing that voting for someone means he is a god, or you are a troll, intentionally trying to insult and flame in order to get some attention. Or you're both. You choose. Jeremy, it’s called breaking the law.
Just because you see no problem with it doesn’t discount the fact that it is against the law to use taxpayer money for private visits. And considering how tight money is these days, it’s twice as important to be clear about where it is spent.

And seeing as how he is an elected representative of the State, he at one point swore an oath to uphold the laws of this same state. He probably even put his hand on the bible to swear that oath.

As for Obama, I voted for the man, and still have fairly high hopes for his administration to pull us out of this mess were in and to reverse some of the damage BushCo created. This does not make him my god.
Either you are an idiot for believing that voting for someone means he is a god, or you are a troll, intentionally trying to insult and flame in order to get some attention. Or you’re both. You choose.

]]> By: Teleprompter http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358226 Teleprompter Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:14:13 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358226 Jeremy Johnson, you wrote: "I don’t see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It’s no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he’s your God." Excuse me?! So you don't see anything wrong with a politician using state money illegitimately for private campaigning? If this were Al Gore in the Buddhist temple, you'd be outraged, now wouldn't you? Also, atheists come in many stripes: libertarian, socialist, liberal, conservative, apathetic. We don't "worship" Barack Obama. Excuse me while I vomit. Jeremy Johnson, you wrote:

“I don’t see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It’s no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he’s your God.”

Excuse me?!

So you don’t see anything wrong with a politician using state money illegitimately for private campaigning?

If this were Al Gore in the Buddhist temple, you’d be outraged, now wouldn’t you?

Also, atheists come in many stripes: libertarian, socialist, liberal, conservative, apathetic. We don’t “worship” Barack Obama.

Excuse me while I vomit.

]]> By: Jeremy Johnson http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358153 Jeremy Johnson Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:22:24 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358153 I don't see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It's no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he's your God. I don’t see anything wrong with this. If it bothers you, work to vote him out. It’s no different than other uses of public funds to meet the public. Even Barack himself has taken trips that could be considered more personal in nature, and he’s your God.

]]> By: Valdyr http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358151 Valdyr Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:17:02 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358151 Going to church in a friggin helicopter, with a bunch of menacing bodyguards? Good to see he really takes the parts of the New Testament about humility to heart. Going to church in a friggin helicopter, with a bunch of menacing bodyguards? Good to see he really takes the parts of the New Testament about humility to heart.

]]> By: lombok island http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358109 lombok island Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:50:13 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358109 just say no!!!!!!! just say no!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/09/04/bobby-jindal-uses-state-funds-to-travel-to-and-speak-at-churches/#comment-358088 Jeff Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:54:00 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=15764#comment-358088 It looks like Bobby Jindal is grooming himself to be president... of "focus on the family" It looks like Bobby Jindal is grooming himself to be president… of “focus on the family”

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