Man arrested for insulting Islam on Facebook

[Vhayes]

And I thought after that revolution everyone in Egypt was going to be free.

I don't remember anyone saying that. Saying the people had a right to protest Mubarack, yes, but no guarantees.

And thank you - I know remember why I seldom post anymore.

[Fenris]

And thank you - I know remember why I seldom post anymore.

Reality is harsh...

[amazzin]

Of course you would say that as a justification to convince yourself that being part of another fellowship makes sense

I am sorry you feel this way but don't bring dirty laundry here

I don't remember anyone saying that. Saying the people had a right to protest Mubarack, yes, but no guarantees.

And thank you - I know remember why I seldom post anymore.

[keck553]

And I thought after that revolution everyone in Egypt was going to be free.

I've heard that too, as it trickled down from our POTUS through MSNBC and CNN. I wonder why his high standards do not apply to Syria or Iran....??? Or maybe I shouldn't have to wonder based on other observations....

[the sound]

Exactly...not only that, but because of those who fight for these liberal ideals, they are weakening our spiritual defenses, making it easy to both blindside us and take over. It's what I've been saying for a long time, the beast is rising.

i am sorry but this made me laugh...

so let me make sure i am understanding correctly... you think it's the liberals fault for making Christians fight petty battles? Really? that's like saying I stole this can of soup because the store made it to expensive.

[bdh]

so let me make sure i am understanding correctly... you think it's the liberals fault for making Christians fight petty battles? Really?

I think our own pigeonholeing language has put us in this debacle. The very language we use is biased towards grouping things like "progressive", "liberal", "radical" and "forward thinking" in one camp against "narrow-minded", "conservative", "ordinary" and "regressive thinking" in the other.

We have lumped politics, faith, science, education, sociology itself under the same umbrella of words and they don't work.

We have been conned into thinking that if someone is a "liberal" or "conservative" they support this or that. What nonsense.

I'm very "liberal" in some ways and radically conservative in others - most people are. Popular handles are a modern invention of boxing people into categories so they can be fed into a computer database.

We need to celebrate our uniqueness, not try to classify it.

[thethirdtuttle]

I think our own pigeonholeing language has put us in this debacle. The very language we use is biased towards grouping things like "progressive", "liberal", "radical" and "forward thinking" in one camp against "narrow-minded", "conservative", "ordinary" and "regressive thinking" in the other.

We have lumped politics, faith, science, education, sociology itself under the same umbrella of words and they don't work.

We have been conned into thinking that if someone is a "liberal" or "conservative" they support this or that. What nonsense.

I'm very "liberal" in some ways and radically conservative in others - most people are. Popular handles are a modern invention of boxing people into categories so they can be fed into a computer database.

We need to celebrate our uniqueness, not try to classify it.

Amen, brother! So very true. Thanks, once again, for your wise and insightful commentary. God bless, and have a great day in the Lord!

Yours in Christ,

Benjamin

[tango]

I think our own pigeonholeing language has put us in this debacle. The very language we use is biased towards grouping things like "progressive", "liberal", "radical" and "forward thinking" in one camp against "narrow-minded", "conservative", "ordinary" and "regressive thinking" in the other.

We have lumped politics, faith, science, education, sociology itself under the same umbrella of words and they don't work.

We have been conned into thinking that if someone is a "liberal" or "conservative" they support this or that. What nonsense.

I'm very "liberal" in some ways and radically conservative in others - most people are. Popular handles are a modern invention of boxing people into categories so they can be fed into a computer database.

We need to celebrate our uniqueness, not try to classify it.

Very true. I get very weary of times when in a discussion I express a dislike of welfare systems and the automatic assumption is that I must be one of those right-wing types that would happily let a widow starve but doesn't bat an eyelid at a few billion in corporate subsidies.

It's very clever the way the people have been set against each other like this - for as long as we're fighting each other over perceived viewpoints (which aren't even accurate half the time, but it's easier to fight a strawman) we're distracted from our choices being ever-more illusory.

[BrianW]

And I thought after that revolution everyone in Egypt was going to be free.

Reminds me of an old The Who song titled "Won't get fooled again."

Meet the new boss! *Dun da da* Same as the old boss! *Dun da da*

[bdh]

but it's easier to fight a strawman) we're distracted from our choices being ever-more illusory.

Exactly. People cannot choose often because the very fabric of the framework used to design the "choice" options is a recursive endless loop of contradictions within contradictions.

I reckon that if we could learn to call a spade a shovel instead of the circular psycho-babble we are told it is (anything but a shovel), most shrinks would be unemployed too.

Society has developed a godless frame of reference based on conjured words and concepts that actually have no meaning and it's a house of cards.

[Adstars]

Maybe I need to put it like this: Whilst "Christians" are fighting for gay-right....

I always put it as Whilst christians are fighting for acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. If course Christians never do this, but christians do it a lot.


All Praise The Ancient of Days

[Adstars]

And I thought after that revolution everyone in Egypt was going to be free.

They are free now to submit to islam.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Vhayes]

Very true. I get very weary of times when in a discussion I express a dislike of welfare systems and the automatic assumption is that I must be one of those right-wing types that would happily let a widow starve but doesn't bat an eyelid at a few billion in corporate subsidies.

It's very clever the way the people have been set against each other like this - for as long as we're fighting each other over perceived viewpoints (which aren't even accurate half the time, but it's easier to fight a strawman) we're distracted from our choices being ever-more illusory.

This deserves repeating.

[Adstars]

I'm very "liberal" in some ways and radically conservative in others - most people are. Popular handles are a modern invention of boxing people into categories so they can be fed into a computer database.

For some people the desire to belong makes them strictly follow the leadership of an elite (either conservative or liberal) So much so that they hesitate to take a position on any issue unless they have heard an official pronouncement upon the issue by one of their talking head opinion setters.


All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Vhayes]

I always put it as Whilst christians are fighting for acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle. If course Christians never do this, but christians do it a lot.


All Praise The Ancient of Days

You'll have to explain that a bit better for me to understand what you are meaning. Why should any Christian care what an unbeliever does?

And our being a Christian is determined by whether or not we condemn unbelievers for homosexuality?