tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867113147194082160.post5681315346546793619..comments2024-01-27T07:32:09.377-05:00Comments on Flaming Fundamentalists For Peace: Is The Conservative Church Disturbing The Peace?Curt Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086508660386800294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867113147194082160.post-63218284852931114602012-07-07T22:23:11.381-04:002012-07-07T22:23:11.381-04:00To my capitalist friend,
If you would pay attentio...To my capitalist friend,<br />If you would pay attention to the specifics of the article, you would know what I mean by indoctrination.<br /><br />And yes, the Church by its support or silence enables the rule of the rich and powerful and if you had a clue as to how our gov't runs, you would realize this. Even if you have read conservatives like George Will who said during the 2008 election that the choice for the voters is between their elites and our elites, you would understand.Curt Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086508660386800294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867113147194082160.post-28651777336274275752012-07-02T21:58:42.514-04:002012-07-02T21:58:42.514-04:00Mr. Day,
You accuse the Conservative Church of ind...Mr. Day,<br />You accuse the Conservative Church of indoctrination. First, what do you mean by "indoctrination"? If someone is taught only one side of an argument, and that side is the correct side, is that indoctrination?<br /><br />Here is an example I hope you side with me on. According to the Bible, God created the world and everything in it in six days. These were six literal days. Based on the genealogies given, this creation occurred in the last several thousand years, some say six thousand years almost exactly. In the secular world, the theory of macro-evolution is taught almost universally as fact, in spite of the evidence against it. In public schools, indoctrination happens in a very strong form in this area. In some places, the slightest mention of intelligent design is downplayed and ridiculed. I have grown up home schooled, and have been taught from a very young age that evolution in this sense is wrong, been shown the evidence against it, and to believe that the world was created by God. Now, was I indoctrinated?<br /><br />Second, are the ideas you accuse the church of indoctrinating really wrong? You claim the church supports the reign of the rich and powerful. What do you mean by the "reign"? We do not live in a country ruled solely by aristocrats. Also, the rich, who admittedly do have more influence over the election process than many, are not some united monolith dedicated to overrunning the rest of us. Some are as liberal as they come, and some are very conservative. You seem to imply that wealth and power automatically make you an evil tyrant. You also talk about "those receiving the whip" as if the rich and powerful were actively, willfully persecuting them. Who are these people? And how do you claim the rich hurt them?TheCapitalistnoreply@blogger.com