tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post2631823298433038778..comments2023-08-19T01:52:21.530-07:00Comments on Right View from the Left Coast: Four Reasons The GOP LostRighty64http://www.blogger.com/profile/09732939643534694274noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post-71717092158631246372008-11-22T21:31:00.000-08:002008-11-22T21:31:00.000-08:00Nice job righty...I can't stand Huckabee for obvio...Nice job righty...I can't stand Huckabee for obvious reasons. He showed up in Salt Lake in 1996 to pounce on the Mormons and to teach us the error of our ways. He gave a speech at the Salt Palace Convention Center and then had the nerve to deny knowing anything about the "Mormon Church". What a putz. Great read! :)NNikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506161645223765063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post-38372363304210714072008-11-21T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-21T08:22:00.000-08:0064 i am not mistaken in the belief parker is repub...64 i am not mistaken in the belief parker is republican? i welcome being the minority party if it means getting rid of the republican "liberal" right, like herself, that has come out of the woodwork thanks to mccain's noination!!!Pat Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142174423986806144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post-30891647261839309122008-11-21T05:09:00.000-08:002008-11-21T05:09:00.000-08:00people who practice traditional Christianity are b...<I>people who practice traditional Christianity are being marginalized</I><BR/><BR/>You're kidding, right? <BR/><BR/>Are white people also at risk?<BR/><BR/>That's ridiculous, though wingnuts sure do love playing the victim card. And the whining's just gonna get worse.<BR/><BR/><I>conservatives believe that government at all levels is too big and intrusive in all aspects of our lives</I><BR/><BR/>Like how?<BR/><BR/>Getting in the middle of health decisions, like with Michael and Teri Schiavo?<BR/><BR/>Sweeping electronic surveillance without court approval?<BR/><BR/>Defining the terms of the relationship between two people who love each other, based on their gender?<BR/><BR/>Where do you think government is too big and too intrusive?Rightwingsnarklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008057973658098952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post-87420294437973110162008-11-20T17:03:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:03:00.000-08:00Firstly, Mr. Snarkle, the point that I was making ...Firstly, Mr. Snarkle, the point that I was making was that people who practice traditional Christianity are being marginalized. That is why I only mentioned certain groups. Here is a shock for you. Yes, I do support non-Christians practicing their religion, freely. And as far as the issues that conservatives have agreed on is the size and proper role of government. Overwhelmingly, conservatives believe that government at all levels is too big and intrusive in all aspects of our lives. Period.Righty64https://www.blogger.com/profile/09732939643534694274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20024595.post-84664025770593194222008-11-20T07:32:00.000-08:002008-11-20T07:32:00.000-08:00the United States constitution guarantees freedom ...<I>the United States constitution guarantees freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. </I><BR/><BR/>You have it backwards. The text reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;"<BR/><BR/>So, yeah, being free FROM religion preceeds the freedom to exercise religious beliefs.<BR/><BR/>When you look at <A HREF="http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/01.html#t10" REL="nofollow"> the commentary,</A> you'll find that current interpretion is based on a case in which "the Court, without dissent on this point, declared that the Establishment Clause <B>forbids</B> not only <B>practices</B> that ''aid one religion'' or ''prefer one religion over another,'' but as well those <B>that ''aid all religions.'' </B><BR/><BR/>So, yeah, you got it backwards.<BR/><BR/><I>Thus, all those who practice their religion should be able to do so freely. That goes for evangelical Christians, traditionalist Roman Catholics and mainline protestants and Orthodox Jews.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a pretty short list. <BR/><BR/>Did you leave off religions like Islam, Hinuism, Budhism, Taoism, Paganism, Satanism, and too many others for me to count, because people are <I>not</I> free to practice those?<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to know.<BR/><BR/>You also never answered my question in an earlier post about which issues 'conservatives' do agre on.Rightwingsnarklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008057973658098952noreply@blogger.com