tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post7717894082014700467..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Talk radioDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-28160434337823024542009-05-19T23:16:24.834-07:002009-05-19T23:16:24.834-07:00Oh for cryin' in a bucket! Are you trying to tell ...Oh for cryin' in a bucket! Are you trying to tell me that you've become so desensitized to common-sense morals that you no longer have a sense of right and wrong? Either there is a God who created us or we're freak accidents of pond scum. I choose to believe that God is the only reasonable conclusion and that we have a purpose. <br /><br />With this in mind, do you really think that He would Lee Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875897526596038430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-29880287616937602522007-07-12T07:43:00.000-07:002007-07-12T07:43:00.000-07:00That says absolutely nothing about abortion. Nothi...That says absolutely nothing about abortion. Nothing. You're projecting your own beliefs on us through the Bible. You're using God as a sock puppet. <BR/><BR/>Stop it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-18283068581712489822007-07-11T13:34:00.000-07:002007-07-11T13:34:00.000-07:00Mark T:That was a “shard of belief,” all right. U...Mark T:<BR/><BR/>That was a “shard of belief,” all right. Unless you are something past 60 or 65 years old, the Catholic Church where you learned that nonsense is corrupt. But Pope Benedict XVI is working to repair things.<BR/><BR/>The Bible speaks to raising human life to its highest form. It is therefore ipso facto against abortion, pornography, sodomy and any other activity that devalues Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-40674158008540176512007-07-10T17:12:00.000-07:002007-07-10T17:12:00.000-07:00Anon in Bozone - my last shard of belief taken fro...Anon in Bozone - my last shard of belief taken from my Catholic upbringing - they taught me that the Bible had nothing to say about abortion. Nothing. So from the point of view of the Church, they opted to err on the side of life. That's their position. It's not Bible-based. It's a human construct. <BR/><BR/>Your contention that being anti-abortion is pro-bible is wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-54440778262901451492007-07-10T16:56:00.000-07:002007-07-10T16:56:00.000-07:00Lose that beard, and your luck will improve.Lose that beard, and your luck will improve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-75325193983048611422007-07-10T07:29:00.000-07:002007-07-10T07:29:00.000-07:00I should be so lucky.I should be so lucky.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-39320607078460843972007-07-10T04:49:00.000-07:002007-07-10T04:49:00.000-07:00Blame the name, not the philosophy. Just another ...Blame the name, not the philosophy. Just another David done in by his compulsive and uncontrollable sex drive. As we Davids say, "I have so much love to give."<BR/><BR/>There was the trouble the original David got into when he saw Bathsheba, and there was Koresh with his harem in Waco, and now Vitter. Those horny old derelicts, Rye and Crisp, will probably be next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-67151135952931995262007-07-09T20:35:00.000-07:002007-07-09T20:35:00.000-07:00Dave Rye--one more Republican "fallen." I see that...Dave Rye--one more Republican "fallen." I see that US Senator David Vitter, R from Louisiana, admitted to a very serious sin now that his phone no. shows up on the DC madam's phone records. More family values, i guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-23226371683973414992007-07-09T19:54:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:54:00.000-07:00Dave: Thank you. And I might agree with you on v...Dave: Thank you. And I might agree with you on values. I think murder, theft, and swinging my fist so it hits the other guy's nose are values that should be retained. I think family is important, although I don't define family as just the nuclear family since that is a relative newcomer in human existence. And I believe you are enough younger than me to see the changes. Double muscled Chuck Rightmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985358507956039363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-4598958054793611222007-07-09T19:22:00.000-07:002007-07-09T19:22:00.000-07:00Dave,Point taken. No one is good enough to swim al...Dave,<BR/>Point taken. No one is good enough to swim all the way to shore, but at least there is a chance that the effort will be rewarded.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, I really do read the Caesar passage that way. Other interpretations obviously are possible, but I hear it saying, "If Washington's picture is on it, and Washington wants it back, fine."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-91536931883145074892007-07-09T16:34:00.000-07:002007-07-09T16:34:00.000-07:00Good arguments, guys, except for anonymous (presum...Good arguments, guys, except for anonymous (presumably NOT in Bozeman)whose major smart move was withholding his or her name, and who clearly only gave a cursory glance at my arguments before lapsing into the same tired old leftist talking points. <BR/><BR/>To him or her I would say, (1) Acknowledging one's shortcomings (i.e. fallenness) is the first step toward minimizing them (you can never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-4480857412386051472007-07-09T12:57:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:57:00.000-07:00Anon. in Bozeman,Actually, I have read the book, f...Anon. in Bozeman,<BR/>Actually, I have read the book, from Genesis to Revelation. I used to preach from it every Sunday. But I have never claimed that I am an expert.<BR/><BR/>I don't doubt that you can make a biblical case against homosexuality. I can't recall that pornography is specifically mentioned, but I assume it would fall under the general rubric of living a pure and chaste life. I thinkDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-36843594743215237892007-07-09T12:07:00.000-07:002007-07-09T12:07:00.000-07:00"Abortion, homosexuality, pornography. Did Jesus e..."Abortion, homosexuality, pornography. Did Jesus ever say a word about any of those things?" <BR/><BR/>Interesting flip-flop there, David. Obviously, you are unaware that the sayings of Jesus Christ represent only a small part of the Bible. If you confine your understanding of Christianity only to the red letter portions of the New Testament, you will have only an incomplete understanding of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-41398839503568570382007-07-09T11:02:00.000-07:002007-07-09T11:02:00.000-07:00And, Dave, I'd like to add that people are not "fa...And, Dave, I'd like to add that people are not "fallen" nor are they "elevated." What they are is people with all the warts and roses that people carry around with them. There never was an Eden for the human race; we've always had to work hard and dicker and deal with each other and we are what we are. I'm not an idealist about the human race. Someone in a position of power once told me that Chuck Rightmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985358507956039363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-38219078289160383932007-07-09T08:32:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:32:00.000-07:00Dave Rye, you have led with your chin. (1) conver...Dave Rye, you have led with your chin. (1) convervatives contend that human nature will always be "fallen,". . . . Fair enough, but then why does the Republican party claim to be the party of "family values"? Since it, like any group or association of people, is made up of people (i.e. "fallens") one has a hard time understanding why the Republican "fallens" are more family value oriented "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-65702046177383503642007-07-09T07:25:00.000-07:002007-07-09T07:25:00.000-07:00Dave,Good points. Remember, though, that I am not ...Dave,<BR/>Good points. Remember, though, that I am not talking about Republicans vs. Democrats. I'm talking about talk-radio hosts vs. Christianity. I think talk radio tends to present a warped version of conservative values for commercial purposes.<BR/><BR/>I also think that Jesus taught the liberal value that human nature is improvable. It sounds old hat now, but his idea that salvation can be Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-88094633983014194512007-07-09T06:28:00.000-07:002007-07-09T06:28:00.000-07:00You have some valid points, David, but I think you...You have some valid points, David, but I think you're missing the major one.<BR/><BR/>A basic liberal assumption is that human nature is improvable, if we only can get the proper social and economic conditions as mandated by government. Conservatives contend (correctly, in my admittedly subjective opinion) that human nature will always be "fallen," regardless of improvements in technology or in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-60232099146438534332007-07-08T21:59:00.000-07:002007-07-08T21:59:00.000-07:00Actually, from what little I've heard, they very s...Actually, from what little I've heard, they very seldom talk about any of those issues, including the 10 commandments. What they do is mention them and then attack people who support them, much as anonymous above has done, without talking about the issue itself. It's called name calling and it indicates the name-calling side has lost its argument.Chuck Rightmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985358507956039363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-76136605102768907982007-07-08T20:05:00.000-07:002007-07-08T20:05:00.000-07:00Great post on The Mahablog essentially arguing tha...Great post on The Mahablog essentially arguing that Americans aren't Christian, they just like <A HREF="http://www.mahablog.com/2007/07/07/the-wisdom-of-doubt-part-v" REL="nofollow"/> and, in effect, project their beliefs onto Christ.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if you actually read the New Testament, you'll see verse after verse urging believers to "love their neighbor," eschew material wealth, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-19263243882731045092007-07-08T19:14:00.000-07:002007-07-08T19:14:00.000-07:00Abortion, homosexuality, pornography. Did Jesus ev...Abortion, homosexuality, pornography. Did Jesus ever say a word about any of those things?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-88938448974825013562007-07-08T17:41:00.000-07:002007-07-08T17:41:00.000-07:00"How much Christian morality and teaching can one ..."How much Christian morality and teaching can one find on right-wing talk radio?"<BR/><BR/>You can start with them defending the Ten Commandments. Whether they fail to follow those commandments themselves, or encourage others to break them, they do so at their own peril.<BR/><BR/>However, hypocrisy is not the issue. What is germane to this discussion is that you will rarely hear one of those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com