Comments on: CD Divorces Atheist Wife to Win Election to State BOE

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:46:48 +0000

Kathryn, you are waaaaay generalizing.

By: Amphigorey

Amphigorey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:28:03 +0000

Pete Stark is my representative. It made me very happy in the last election to vote for someone who’s not only out as an atheist, but is a bona fide liberal.

I was sad to move from Barbara Lee’s district (she is a hero), but I’m happy to have Mr. Stark representing me.

By: Twin-Skies

Twin-Skies — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:18:57 +0000

Something tells me cpilgrim needs to brush up on biblical text:

“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.”

Matthew 6:3

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:34:46 +0000

Reading cpilgrim’s comments, I remember how Christians can be so manipulative, particularly when they want to make a statement or do something ‘good’ – they usually do it publicly. Which is what she did, instead of emailing you personally. How rude! If she wanted to apologize, she should have kept it short, sweet, to the point, and with NO excuses. What was she apologizing for? Oh yeah, anger…something in her head.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:17:28 +0000

Sam Brownback is the scariest thing to come out of Kansas. I for one, will NOT be voting for Sammy…

By: marewood

marewood — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:27:30 +0000

The State BOE, Glenn Beck, Texas… what happened to sanity?
Christian or not, I’m pretty sure the Bible was written AT that time, FOR that time and not meant to be taken literally.
CD should run anyway – he’ have my vote. Besides, divorce is expensive and you’ll need the money for his campaign.

By: Brian V.

Brian V. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:20:39 +0000

Aw, geez, I apologize for apologizing and realize that I shouldn’t have and now I want to apologize for mentioning that I cannot eat anymore because that probably makes you feel guilty and I’m sorry for that… I’m not hungry anyway….. oops, sorry.

By: Becci

Becci — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:06:53 +0000

You crack me up! Seriously…I live a town with a college that requires you to sign a pledge that you will not be gay, have sex before marriage or drink. It is uber Christian which involves being judged daily for my beliefs. I come here for a reality check. Just joined the spaghetti church on facebook…he cracks me up too. I am either losing my mind or gaining it…who knows…

By: Rechelle

Rechelle — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:53:18 +0000

Brian V. Are you going on a hunger strike for my soul? Awwww. That is SO SWEET! I do however apologize to your spouse for the bedroom strike. I think that may be taking it a bit too far and not really ‘loving your neighbor as yourself!’

By: km

km — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:34:41 +0000

The reliance on “the christian principles our nation was founded on” always puzzles me. When I think of the 13 original states it always strikes me that most of them are pretty liberal. Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island There are a few conservative pockets in there but the majority are places where I can comfortably live with my Euro lefty tendencies :)
The code word for “what is wrong with this country” is the cradle of liberty itself, Massachusetts. Even their newly elected anamolous conservative Senator was a nude centerfold:)

Brian V. it’s poultices for you to draw Satan out :)

By: Brian V.

Brian V. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:04:26 +0000

geez, can a Christian, have ibuprofen at least?

By: Brian V.

Brian V. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:03:07 +0000

And I shall never take antibiotics again!

By: Brian V.

Brian V. — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:01:39 +0000

Dear Rechelle, I have sinned against you! Pastor Poe has knelt with me and well, we have shared things in private that freed me from my heinous crimes and the guilt I have had to live with regarding my transgressions toward you. I have had awful thoughts and unforgivable desires but I am free now and will faithfully fast (my spouse has agreed to leave me alone for up to four weeks in my bedroom) until you stop hurting others, especially dear cook bloggers with happy buns on the run for them. I swear this is true and don’t you laugh at me. I won’t have a bite. Please let me know when you are willing to let go of your embrace with Satan himself so I can eat again. Do not mock!

By: efrique

efrique — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:57:13 +0000

Kathy J said:

It never ceases to amaze me that people will put their very lives into the hands of science when the methods and mind set that discovered their “cure” is the same one that worked out evolution.< \blockquote>

It’s even worse. The development of many modern medicines – particularly modern antibiotics – are explicitly *based* on evolutionary ideas. (They have to be or they wouldn’t work – bacteria keep evolving.)

[I read the blog of a HIV researcher, and as she explains it, constantly dealing with the problems that arise from a rapidly evolving target (in that case a virus) are a major part of why HIV is so hard to deal with. Everything they do is based on evolutionary ideas, because the thing evolves before their eyes.]

So evolution deniers that go to get antibiotics are not just indirectly hypocritical, but directly hypocritical.

By: DirtyKSmama - Nikki

DirtyKSmama - Nikki — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:44:25 +0000

Brownback and Martin are scary, and they’ve got really good odds for election out here conservativeland. Kansas is slipping backwards. What a nightmare.

Sorry about your Jayhawks. Our household does watch and cheer for them when they aren’t playing K-State.