tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post6577681414301641861..comments2023-09-11T02:30:21.736-07:00Comments on Just a Man with his Thoughts: Political versus Religious IdeologyThe Griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-73646635637252935022008-12-23T00:14:00.000-08:002008-12-23T00:14:00.000-08:00federalist,aaahhhh, i thank you not only for the c...federalist,<BR/>aaahhhh, i thank you not only for the compliment but also providing me with a missing link to my own world ideology. the need to separate dogma from principles is the key i needed.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-58451113994378973522008-12-22T22:24:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:24:00.000-08:00You make good points. They underscore that indisp...You make good points. They underscore that indisputable truth that this country was not founded on the Christian religion, but rather on Christian principles.The Federalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110704854365491546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-33357418989149787752008-12-22T22:23:00.000-08:002008-12-22T22:23:00.000-08:00Religion is for people who don't want to go to Hel...Religion is for people who don't want to go to Hell; spirituality is for those who have already been there.The Federalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110704854365491546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-27779132310394766982008-12-14T14:29:00.000-08:002008-12-14T14:29:00.000-08:00I confused BB! WOW! I didn't think it was possibl...I confused BB! WOW! I didn't think it was possible. I'm good! ;)Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-33864869549135130602008-12-13T12:28:00.000-08:002008-12-13T12:28:00.000-08:00I don't have to think because I know!In God I Trus...I don't have to think because I know!<BR/><BR/>In God I Trust!<BR/><BR/>Everyone else can go skrew themselves!dcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363324417913254868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-78087725033815316032008-12-11T12:38:00.000-08:002008-12-11T12:38:00.000-08:00OK, Gayle confused herself...and blamed me! But s...OK, Gayle confused herself...and blamed me! But she posits and interesting heuristic dilemma:<BR/>"that diversification such as that may be what confuses everything, but conversely may be the glue that hold everything together."<BR/>Could it be that her either/or observation may be in real life pragmatism....both? I'm confused, and I blame Gayle back. :)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-65235281407494260462008-12-11T12:05:00.000-08:002008-12-11T12:05:00.000-08:00he just grins at gayle. don't you just hate me for...he just grins at gayle. don't you just hate me for making you think so much. lol<BR/><BR/>and i could put up a good argument that nobody is without a religious or political ideology. it may have to be seen from a indirect view but it still is there.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-16417473504956960132008-12-11T11:40:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:40:00.000-08:00I've often wondered why it is that the majority of...I've often wondered why it is that the majority of the American Jewish people vote liberal? But that's off topic. Sorry. It was BB's comment that did it, so I'll blame it on him. ;)<BR/><BR/>I do believe that my faith and political ideology are in sync. If they weren't, then I would feel as though I had a split personality. But there are people who have faith and no political ideology, and Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540710405153666843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-83871426300153547952008-12-11T09:57:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:57:00.000-08:00thank you leah and phantom.and yes, leah, i'm doin...thank you leah and phantom.<BR/><BR/>and yes, leah, i'm doing well. hope you are too, now.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-45458158352554142822008-12-11T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:53:00.000-08:00BB,given your comments it is easy to see why the c...BB,<BR/>given your comments it is easy to see why the concept of "the divine rights of kings" was such an accepted principle at the time too.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-37609720038634684832008-12-11T08:45:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:45:00.000-08:00Great post. It is hard to separate our political ...Great post. It is hard to separate our political ideologies from our religious ones. That is for sure. Hope you are doing well Griper! :-D<BR/>LeahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-73788287056452709362008-12-11T08:21:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:21:00.000-08:00That gets me to pondering..Way back in the mists o...That gets me to pondering..<BR/>Way back in the mists of time, the political ruler was also the chief priest..eg Moses, the pharaoh, roman emperor, etc. Somewhere in there, religion came to be the sphere of the indiviual's relation to his God, and politics his relation to his state. It could be argued that both systems set out how we relate to one another. States (politics) have their laws and BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-49383293726830664202008-12-11T05:45:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:45:00.000-08:00cool blog!cool blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-12216006650688457742008-12-11T03:39:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:39:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas, tweety. i miss mine also. regardl...Merry Christmas, tweety. i miss mine also. regardless of how old we get we still would like to have someone we can be dependent on at times.The Griperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937560474548021334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19510439.post-39648741830584973992008-12-11T01:40:00.000-08:002008-12-11T01:40:00.000-08:00Great idea. He has almost all the answers doesnt h...Great idea. He has almost all the answers doesnt he Griper.. LOL.. I miss my grandparents terribly this time of year and there views on life like Grandpa here.. Happy Holidays my friend..tweetey30https://www.blogger.com/profile/04780963604845788306noreply@blogger.com