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I have to agree with Midlife Mommy and some of the...

2008-05-08T15:07:00.000-05:00

I have to agree with Midlife Mommy and some of the other "Christians" as one so eloquently said we are lumped. I too enjoy your blog immensely, read it daily (sometimes more faithfully than my bible), I too have friends, very dear friends, who do not share my beliefs in ANY WAY and thankfully we can have intelligent debates without pointing fingers. However, I feel it is very unfair that the

OK, this is one of my hot buttons, and I do not me...

2008-05-07T13:04:00.000-05:00

OK, this is one of my hot buttons, and I do not mean to offend anyone. I've been toying with a blog post of my own for awhile now after reading a book with my daughter at her daycare center that discussed the ostensible origins of the whale (apparently, "many scientists" believe that the whale descended from a "dog like" creature).

I have no problem with evolutionary theory being taught

What you said!

2008-05-07T13:02:00.000-05:00

What you said!

We live in NY, and as I was born and raised in a l...

2008-05-07T05:09:00.000-05:00

We live in NY, and as I was born and raised in a largely Catholic community, I never experienced the sort of exclusion that you are speaking of. Until recently. As it was happening, my husband kept suggesting that we were being judged based upon our refusal to be saved, and I refused to believe it. I'd never experienced such a thing. But until we are willing to join the local Church of What's

Your argument is really solid. Maybe too much com...

2008-05-06T10:45:00.000-05:00

Your argument is really solid. Maybe too much commen sense? 'Cause from the outside the United States doesn't seem to operate on a whole lot of common sense. (Canada either, for that matter.) For a country that purposes vast freedoms, politics and media tend to back up the religious. And for me, that's ok, I suppose, albeit a little creepy. ie) Oprah's direct line to god. But this is coming

standing up and applauding you now.posts like this...

2008-05-05T22:57:00.000-05:00

standing up and applauding you now.

posts like this are exactly why i adore you.

Fairly Odd Mother -It's not just home school paren...

2008-05-05T18:55:00.000-05:00

Fairly Odd Mother -
It's not just home school parents who have books like that. Weird huh?

I'm a Christian. (But not a perfect one!!!)Some of...

2008-05-05T18:37:00.000-05:00

I'm a Christian. (But not a perfect one!!!)

Some of my very close friends are on the fence, athiest, jewish, different from me in some way or other...I love them very much, and I'd never ever shun them.

I live in the bible belt, too, and it's difficult to NOT GO TO CHURCH when you're a Christian. But we don't. (We have our reasons, half of them are lazy, the other half are

Amen, Mama (no pun intended) :)We are totally on t...

2008-05-05T16:20:00.000-05:00

Amen, Mama (no pun intended) :)

We are totally on the same page with the being excluded based on lack of belief/religion. It hurts my feelings, too, as I feel I'm worthy of friendship regardless of my lack of belief but do try to say "good riddance".

I have HUGE problems with mixing religion and education (I just blogged about it, kinda, but not to this extent ~ though it's

B~Absolutely we are still friends. And one of the ...

2008-05-05T15:49:00.000-05:00

B~

Absolutely we are still friends. And one of the reasons I enjoy discussing religion with you is that I know you dont' have an agenda.

I'm truly sorry you felt ganged up on. But FWIW, I don't think anybody meant to insult you, but rather, were trying to mollify me. You know we all love and respect you.

I can totally respect that you don't have the mental energy for

Good discussion, I'm just bookmarking my place so ...

2008-05-05T15:41:00.000-05:00

Good discussion, I'm just bookmarking my place so I don't forget to keep up with it. I like this whole "reasoned debate" thing, where people discuss stuff without spitting and calling each other names. Whose idea was it, anyway? :)

Hi, it's the aforementioned devil's advocate here....

2008-05-05T15:32:00.000-05:00

Hi, it's the aforementioned devil's advocate here. I want to thank you for a well-written, well thought-through post. You're cool. You state your point eloquently. I'm glad you had to think about what I said. But I also had to pull out of the discussion that you refer to. I kind of felt out-numbered and I just don't have it in me to argue this. Teenage boys, particular the one who is "wired

The fact that people think teaching intelligent de...

2008-05-05T12:42:00.000-05:00

The fact that people think teaching intelligent design is a plausible inclusion in school baffles me. If things like this are accepted where will the scientific community in America be in the next few generations?

stupid blogger...

2008-05-05T12:37:00.000-05:00

stupid blogger...

katt williams actually put it more simply: "don't...

2008-05-05T12:36:00.001-05:00

katt williams actually put it more simply: "don't f*ck wit me, i won't f*ck wit you."

katt williams actually put it more simply: "don't...

2008-05-05T12:36:00.000-05:00

katt williams actually put it more simply: "don't f*ck wit me, i won't f*ck wit you."

That is Judge anyone! BTW! Sorry!

2008-05-05T11:33:00.001-05:00

That is Judge anyone! BTW! Sorry!

We were dropped by some Mormon friends for not wan...

2008-05-05T11:33:00.000-05:00

We were dropped by some Mormon friends for not wanting to join the LDS Church. I'm okay with that. I have Athiest friends and I have Christian friends and I don't jugge anyone. I love that we are all different. I think life would be boring if we all believed the same thing and had the same faith. I love your blog. It's always full of important information. Best of luck and hugs to you and

What I was taught and what I will probably teach m...

2008-05-05T10:27:00.000-05:00

What I was taught and what I will probably teach my son is that evolution and creationism are not mutually exclusive. The events that take place in the bible (as long as you are not stuck on it being a LITERAL "day") seem to mirror the timeline of evolution, don't they? It is easy for me to believe that intelligence designed creation THROUGH evolution (and the big bang or whatever).

Your blog is always so INTELLIGENT! Thanks for sa...

2008-05-05T09:30:00.000-05:00

Your blog is always so INTELLIGENT! Thanks for saying so much that needs to be said -- and saying it so well.

Carol

A couple of thoughts came to mind as I read this:1...

2008-05-05T09:28:00.000-05:00

A couple of thoughts came to mind as I read this:

1. I'm a Christian, and have several friends who are not religious or are Jewish. I would never turn my back on them just because we didn't believe in the same things. I feel awful hearing stories like yours, knowing that I am lumped in with those "Christians".

2. I feel it's my responsibility to teach my children about my

i agree with a lot of what jess said. and another...

2008-05-04T23:03:00.000-05:00

i agree with a lot of what jess said. and another thing that occurred to me while reading what you wrote is that the argument that we were founded as "one nation, under God" is ridiculous, since the words "under God" weren't added until the 1950's.

i do worry sometimes about people and environments that become so focused on those theories that have "proof" (whatever that might mean to

Huh, I don't really know how I feel about this. I ...

2008-05-04T21:19:00.000-05:00

Huh, I don't really know how I feel about this. I was raised in an uber-religious home and I question a lot of the things I was taught growing up (for instance, separation of church and state. Uh, wasn't it, like, JESUS who advocated letting Ceasar worry about running the government and rejected the idea of a Christian "kingdom" on earth?)

Sometimes I hate calling myself a Christian.

I gotta say, all this Creationism made me want to ...

2008-05-04T20:29:00.000-05:00

I gotta say, all this Creationism made me want to get through Kansas as fast as possible when I crossed the country last summer. All I can say is, OY!

I homeschool and see parents carrying around "scie...

2008-05-04T20:14:00.000-05:00

I homeschool and see parents carrying around "science" books with titles like, "On the 6th day, God created BIRDS".

BTW, very smart post.