tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post1086902675026252986..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Texas Gov. Gets History Wrong in Opposing a MonumentBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-82661963128348797422015-12-25T12:54:18.694-07:002015-12-25T12:54:18.694-07:00THREE WISER MEN
What swine. They wouldn't pu...<i> THREE WISER MEN </i><br /><br />What swine. They wouldn't pull this stunt on Muslims, that's for sure.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-86701039002039751042015-12-25T05:16:49.720-07:002015-12-25T05:16:49.720-07:00December 14, 2915, NY Times prints FFRF Nativity A...<a href="http://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/25045-ffrf-honors-bill-of-rights-in-n-y-times-ad-tuesday" rel="nofollow"> December 14, 2915, NY Times prints FFRF Nativity Ad</a> - THREE WISER MEN UNTO US A BILL IS BORN.Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-50212003223189349792015-12-24T15:01:53.437-07:002015-12-24T15:01:53.437-07:00We could say, well the Governor goofed with one wo...<i>We could say, well the Governor goofed with one word. He should have just said "God" and not "Jesus."</i><br /><br />He said Jesus because the Bill of Rights was in a manger and Jefferson was kneeling to it. You're correct that "God" would have been accurate, but that's the reason Jesus got dragged in.<br /><br />You can bet that if it had been something Islamic profaned, a lot of people would be singing a different tune on this provocation.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-31746321081882278652015-12-24T14:31:56.043-07:002015-12-24T14:31:56.043-07:00This is a real example on how Christian Nationalis...<i>This is a real example on how Christian Nationalist revisionist history harms.</i><br /><br />The harm is minor, if any. The real harm to the polity is from swine like the "Freedom From Religion Foundation" and their anti-religious provocations. Completely unnecessary and overtly malevolent.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-57699272475897024062015-12-24T12:06:44.131-07:002015-12-24T12:06:44.131-07:00In contrast to the commotion raised by Governor Ab...In contrast to the commotion raised by Governor Abbott of the Lone Star State, here’s the reported resolution to the <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/11/23/one-nativity-scene-in-indiana-county-is-swapping-baby-jesus-with-the-bill-of-rights/" rel="nofollow"><b>FFRF nativity scene</b></a> in the Cornhusker State<b>:</b><br />11/23/2015 – Indystar – <a href="http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/11/22/indiana-nativity-scene-have-bill-rights-not-baby-jesus/75928030/" rel="nofollow"><i>This Nativity scene will have the Bill of Rights, not baby Jesus</i></a>.Ray Sollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950061062767093373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-72731486046485601132015-12-24T10:20:29.066-07:002015-12-24T10:20:29.066-07:00If eye-rolling was a thing in the late 18th centur...If eye-rolling was a thing in the late 18th century colonies/states, I can't help but think that the founders depicted wouldn't have just rolled there eyes at such a depiction.<br /><br />There is no evidence that they viewed the DOI, the Constitution and the first amendments as anything more than political documents. The idea of making them sacred would likely have gotten a large segment of devout Christians as well as the more deistic Unitarians, at the least, uncomfortable - if for different reasons. <br /><br />When I see the depiction I see a satiric statement to this effect. Of course, the thing with art and literature is that it is completely open to multiple interpretations, which leaves room for lots of knee-jerk reaction rather than contemplation.<br /><br />Merry Christmas everyone. jimmiraybobnoreply@blogger.com