2004 Presidential Election

[piece-it pete]

F,

When I said:

If I called you a hypocritical bigot, wouldn't you be offended?

I was refering to this:

Conservative Christianity in the US is Pharisaic, that is, like the self-centred, self-righteousness of the Biblical Pharisees whom Christ condemned.

where you compared me, an American conservative Christian, to a hypocrite, condemned by Christ.



From this:

Though I'm a religious skeptic, I had a religious upbringing and understand Christian theology quite well for a layman. I am therefore as qualified as a pious person to hold an opinion regarding Christian ethics.

I got the impression that, although you grew up in a Christian atmosphere, you are not a born again Christian. Do I have this right?


Anyway, thanks for: "deep down most Canadians have a profound respect for Americans and America.", I will say that my experiences with Canadians have been very good, I would be flattered if I was mistaken for a Canadian. May our historic border remain at peace though the ages!

Now we have a Society of Mutual Admiration.

...there's a difference between leading and throwing your weight around. The US has forfeited the moral high ground. Arabs have believed this for years on account of US' unqualified support for Israel vs. Palestinians. The rest of the world is coming around to the same opinion, (Tony Blair excepted, of course).

No matter what, there will be those who say we're throwing our weight around. Sometimes they'll be right.

But we're NOT effecting them, outside of keeping the economic system that contributes mightily to their prosperity running smoothy - with our boys' blood.

We are the most friendly empire to ever walk the planet. Enlightened self interest - what a concept!

I'm not on board with those who blow up buses of innocents. Isreal is our staunch ally.

Blair, Blair, Blair. What should a conservative think? I used to call him "little clinton"!

But thinking Americans will not forget, at least for a month or two, , our mother countries' help.

Personally I think reasonable interpretation of the Bible does not supports Gay marriage nor abortion. But how great am I if I ban these things but leave people sick and starving in the streets: to me that's hypocracy.

Thanks, I can't see how one can believe Jesus would support abortion. When He forgave Mary Magdelene he did NOT ok the sin.

But as far as people sick and starving, then we by extention of that logic can or should do nothing. I will agree that everything man does is at least tinged with hypocracy.

Anyway, shortly all this will be moot. Kerry or Bush, to many world wide will disappoint. Bush will of course continue his policies, and Kerry will follow the same basic foreign policy plan regardless of his words.

Pete