tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post111928161872115181..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: a prescient filmNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119352621166312462005-06-21T07:17:00.000-04:002005-06-21T07:17:00.000-04:00Haha. I was starting to write all that before Nat...Haha. I was starting to write all that before Nathaniel's own response had gone through. Well, now there are two.<BR/>impeachbush.org<BR/>donate, donate now.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119352229160355282005-06-21T07:10:00.000-04:002005-06-21T07:10:00.000-04:00It's not possible that you can believe Christianit...It's not possible that you can believe Christianity can be the one true faith if you can, at the same time, claim that Islam and Judaism also believe themselves to be the "one" true faith and, at still the same time, be respectful of their beliefs. You can't claim that yours is the one true faith and still respect others' beliefs. It's impossible. One or all of you must be wrong. You sound like a reasonable, open-minded and well-intentioned person, but your argument for conversion is full of contradictions. You don't want a theocracy, but you do want to convert as many as possible to yours, the one true faith. You don't want to stomp on other religions, but you do believe that yours is the only one that's "true". <BR/>It seems beyond obvious that the one true faith, if there is one, is faith in the future of humanity, that someday people will all get the fact that their various religions are cultural constructs wrought by generations of a whole cultural "telephone" game, all the way from true prophets like Jesus, Mohammed and Ghandhi down to hatemongerers like Jerry Fallwell, Osama Bin Laden, and our friends in the Bush Administration. Yippee-doo-dah-day.<BR/>Anyway. Whatever. Just had to say that.<BR/>Christian Love is good.<BR/>Christian Hate is bad.<BR/>impeachbush.org<BR/>donate, donate now.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119351298040044152005-06-21T06:54:00.000-04:002005-06-21T06:54:00.000-04:00Seth, I have no problem with anyone's faith. But a...Seth, I have no problem with anyone's faith. But as soon as their faith extends into political activities and the disruption of the lives of others outside of that faith, we have a real problem.<BR/><BR/>The climate in this country is dangerous for everyone who is not an evangelical Christian --people who don't want a theocracy be they Republicans, true Christians, or whatever and who persist in voting for the current administration and all of their tentacles are doing a real disservice to freedom and to the true values of this country (which is about freedom for everyone)<BR/><BR/>The disconnect is really frightening. We can get all up in arms about fundamentalism in other religions and how they've destroyed Afghanistan, the Middle East, etc... but the same people who seem most angry about that want essentially the same thing for this country.<BR/><BR/>It's disheartening and for those of us who are targeted it's scary as hell. I wish more people would wake up because gays won't be the only targets. It's just an easy place to start.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119337978283757632005-06-21T03:12:00.000-04:002005-06-21T03:12:00.000-04:00Well said Nath (can I call you that? There are too...Well said Nath (can I call you that? There are too many people in my life with that in their name. Nathan, Nathalen, Nathani and you!)<BR/><BR/>and, yeah, Christian Rights are taking over Australia too.<BR/><BR/>But we still have Europe if all else fails!<BR/><BR/>...and Canada!<BR/><BR/>-GlennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119328588572570372005-06-21T00:36:00.000-04:002005-06-21T00:36:00.000-04:00I do agree that people need to be open-minded and ...I do agree that people need to be open-minded and understanding, but you must remember that one of the central teachings of the Christian faith is that it is the only true faith. Jesus was very explicit about that. The same can be said of Judaism and Islam. Not all conservative and neo-conservative Christians want to turn this country into a theocracy (I sure as hell don't), but we do want the right to try and convert as many people as we can and believe that our faith is the only true way to God. It's what Jesus commands us to do, and if we don't do it then we're really not following his teachings. I realize that a lot of people screw up in this regard. Just remember though, it's those people who are screwing up, not Christ. I leave you with a quote from the great movie Ivanhoe: "For every Jew you show me who's not a Christian, I'll show you a Christian who's not a Christian."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1119327846438359562005-06-21T00:24:00.000-04:002005-06-21T00:24:00.000-04:00Wow. "supposedly due to schedule conflicts" sound...Wow. "supposedly due to schedule conflicts" soundsawfully suspicious to me. Tom Cruise has gone as crazy as W.<BR/>Unfortunately, I've also heard that Scarlett the person is kind of a bitch-goddess, even though I remain a fan of Scarlett the actress.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.com