tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post5320594722827970545..comments2024-01-02T18:05:23.666-06:00Comments on Streak's Blog: Your Tea Party in actionStreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-52805164456709430042010-09-17T08:52:26.580-05:002010-09-17T08:52:26.580-05:00Speak for yourself.
:)<i>Speak for yourself.</i><br /><br />:)Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-36372919826819535412010-09-17T08:46:03.126-05:002010-09-17T08:46:03.126-05:00"Your" Tea Party?
Speak for yourself."Your" Tea Party?<br /><br />Speak for yourself.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-12016700228916451592010-09-16T08:40:06.570-05:002010-09-16T08:40:06.570-05:00It does seem like we have gone through a rabbit ho...It does seem like we have gone through a rabbit hole where facts don't matter. They do here, and in our exchanges with conservatives like LB, we certainly are able to remain in the real world and yet still disagree. But in the Limbaugh, Beck, Palin world, facts are just things to change if you don't like them. <br /><br />It is very hard to see that as good, and as you note, incredibly hard to see as compatible with people who claim to follow Christ.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-87830908926994859902010-09-16T05:15:20.656-05:002010-09-16T05:15:20.656-05:00I have confronted various Christians with "be...I have confronted various Christians with "bearing false witness" when it comes to being accurate about facts in these situations.<br /><br />It is no Mosque, it is not at Ground Zero, there WAS an Islamic prayer room on the 17th floor of one of the Twin Towers, and was destroyed, the Imam in charge is a Sufi, and quite moderate and our founders wanted us to govern according to the Constitution, not sectarian beliefs. <br /><br />Some spreading these lies are simply ignorant of the facts, others don't believe the truth, but many deliberately spread untruths, and THAT is lying, and a sin. I attempt to engage them at that level. <br /><br />No matter what the political issue, lying is a sin.<br /><br />On another note, the diverse group of Americans that died in the 9-11 tragedy do not seem to be (in my mind) reflected in the overwhelmingly white, older, Christian protesters. Many, many people of other Faiths died in those towers on that terrible day.Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373661525025912462noreply@blogger.com