tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post8360662088453809045..comments2024-01-02T18:05:23.666-06:00Comments on Streak's Blog: TuesdayStreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-41489783299416485142009-04-07T22:25:00.000-05:002009-04-07T22:25:00.000-05:00No believer likes the idea of separation from God,...No believer likes the idea of separation from God, so it's kind of natural that people who worship power, whether direct power or the vicarious experience thereof, would be anxious at a lessening of their perceived influence.leightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821884432248870789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-26951546469890701272009-04-07T20:19:00.000-05:002009-04-07T20:19:00.000-05:00Leighton, I think you are right. It is a hubris o...Leighton, I think you are right. It is a hubris of power that suggests that we can do whatever we want if only we had the license. It is the rallying cry of the VN war, and even for liberals at times, the hubris that they could stop genocide if only Congress or the President would act. <BR/><BR/>Doesn't mean we shouldn't try to do things, but we have to recognize some limits. <BR/><BR/>Tony, <BR/><BR/>You have hit on it, and I suspect that clip is circulating in the usual circles. Gary Bauer is already annoyed, evidently, and one can only imagine what Dobson and others are saying. It is such an interesting thing, isn't it? They are dependent somehow on Congress or the President reinforcing their beliefs or they don't exist? Or if we are not a Christian nation, that means their faith is suspect?Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-1635838965261320892009-04-07T20:01:00.000-05:002009-04-07T20:01:00.000-05:00If you really want to rile a group of conservative...If you really want to rile a group of conservative sbc pastors, just mention that the country is not a Christian country. WOW! I cannot understand why the thought that America is not a Christian nation evokes such animosity and hostility. Must have something to do with national pride. Or the lack of.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-5536895140041089652009-04-07T13:25:00.000-05:002009-04-07T13:25:00.000-05:00Seems like Cheney and company actually believe the...Seems like Cheney and company actually believe the CIA's lies from the 50s and 60s about what the capabilities of US intelligence gathering and covert ops would be, if only they could have carte blanche to do what they wanted when they wanted to it.leightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821884432248870789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-38345007699615726902009-04-07T13:06:00.000-05:002009-04-07T13:06:00.000-05:00Thanks, LB.Thanks, LB.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-26621085963675960882009-04-07T12:55:00.000-05:002009-04-07T12:55:00.000-05:00I'm usually critical of you Streak, but this was a...I'm usually critical of you Streak, but this was a rather good post and I would have to agree with you on all its points.LBnoreply@blogger.com